I’m happy to announce that one of Indisputably’s own John Lande (Missouri) will be receiving the Outstanding Scholar Award from the ABA’s Dispute Resolution Section.  From his early works in family mediation to his current focus of professionalism in the field (many blog posts on this topic!), John has made a major contribution.  Much deserved … Continue reading John Lande to Receive the ABA DR Section’s Outstanding Scholar Award →

The International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR) announced the winner of the 41st Annual CPR Awards over the weekend.  From the press release. The CPR Institute’s Annual Awards program honors outstanding scholarship and practical achievement in the field of alternative dispute resolution. Award criteria focuses on scholarship which addresses the resolution, prevention or creative … Continue reading 2023 CPR Award Winners →

Peter Reilly (Texas A&M) directed the panel to discuss where mediation is going. Erin Archerd (Detroit Mercy) Is restorative justice different than mediation or really mediation itself?  Like mediation, it is a part of “peace making,” and like mediation we need to ask ourselves whether the process has been lessened in the name of results.  … Continue reading Worries and Hopes as We Look to the Future →

Michael Greene (Texas A&M) posed questions to each panelist to get them started, and their remarks are below. Lisa Blomgren Amsler (Indiana) She started with a discussion of the dispute system design process in general, discussing stakeholders, processes and structures, context and culture, resources, as well as all kinds of implicit assumptions with each which … Continue reading Different Frames for Assessing What Mediation Provides →

Cynthia Alkon (Texas A&M) moderated this program and started with this simple question – why are you bullish on mediation? Jim Alfini (South Texas) He is generally positive because mediation has been able to thrive in all kinds of environments, for example the move to Zoom during the pandemic was swift and smooth.  And now … Continue reading Bullish on Mediation →

Here is my summary of Nancy Welsh’s (Texas A&M) opening remarks. After a historical overview of mediation from biblical times to the founding of the modern mediation movement, she offered several questions illustrating the diversity of mediation.  What does mediation look like – how is it structured, who are the mediators, where do they take … Continue reading Setting the Stage →

I’m happy to be at Texas A&M School of Law (Howdy !)* as a part of their annual Aggie Dispute Resolution Symposium.  This year’s program is titled Two Faces of Mediation: Reasons for Worry, Reasons for Hope.  Look for a blog post or two (dare I say live blog?) memorializing the proceedings. * If you’ve … Continue reading The Two Faces of Mediation: Reasons for Worry, Reasons for Hope →

I am happy to announce that Sheila Heen (Harvard) will deliver the 7th Annual Bruce E. Meyerson Lecture, titled Difficult Conversations in Polarizing Times, on Monday March 11, 2024 at 7pm at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.  If you are in Phoenix for Spring Break or Spring Training, please … Continue reading Sheila Heen to Deliver the 7th Annual Meyerson Lecture at Arizona State →

Susan Yates, the longtime Executive Director for Resolution Systems Institute (RSI), is stepping away from the organization to try her hand at different opportunities.  Susan is a great friend of this blog as well as to many in the ADR world.  We wish her nothing but the best in her new adventures. And, this means … Continue reading Resolution Systems Institute seeks a new Executive Director →

Bringing this back to the front as a friendly reminder of the Schiefelbein Conference on Thursday January 11th starting at 8am MT / 10am ET.  You can find the agenda here.  Of particular interest to this blog’s readers (particularly students) is the session titled Breaking In: Careers in International Dispute Resolution scheduled at 12:30pm MT … Continue reading Back to Front – Schiefelbein Global Dispute Resolution Conference Thursday at 8am MT / 10am ET →