Participant Actions and Intermediate Outcomes in Initial Joint Sessions and Initial Caucuses – Final Article from Study of Over 1,000 Mediators

Roselle Wissler (Arizona State) and I have published our final article empirically examining aspects of initial joint sessions and initial caucuses. Participant Actions and Intermediate Outcomes in Initial Joint Sessions and Initial Caucuses recently appeared in the Journal of Dispute Resolution (here). The findings are based on the online survey responses of over 1000 civil … Continue reading Participant Actions and Intermediate Outcomes in Initial Joint Sessions and Initial Caucuses – Final Article from Study of Over 1,000 Mediators

Resolution Systems Institute (RSI) Presents the Agnew Community Service Award to Judge Morton Denlow

From RSI, with kudos to Judge Denlow who created a legal settlement database, helping to provide actual data about settlement versus litigation.  More below from the press release: Resolution Systems Institute had the privilege of awarding its 2025 Harris H. Agnew Service to Community Award to the Hon. Morton Denlow (Ret.) on April 25 at … Continue reading Resolution Systems Institute (RSI) Presents the Agnew Community Service Award to Judge Morton Denlow

Schiefelbein Global Dispute Resolution Conference – Geneva June 27, 2025

This year the Lodestar Dispute Resolution Center at Arizona State is taking the Schiefelbein Global Dispute Resolution Conference on the road.  The conference will be on Thursday June 27th in Geneva, Switzerland in partnership with the Geneva Center for International Dispute Settlement.  This year’s keynote speaker is Professor Anthony Patt, Ph.D, Professor of Climate Policy … Continue reading Schiefelbein Global Dispute Resolution Conference – Geneva June 27, 2025

Divided Community Project Publications – helping students in a time of conflict

The Divided Community Project’s new fourth edition of Leading a Divided Campus: Ideas and Illustrations (4th ed) offers ideas for supporting students during conflict. Feel free to forward the link, go.osu.edu/dcpcampus4, to those you know in your university’s counsel, student affairs, ombuds, and security offices. DCP’s Speaking Out to Strengthen the Guardrails of Democracy (2023) … Continue reading Divided Community Project Publications – helping students in a time of conflict

Stacie Strong on Artificial Intelligence and Arbitration in Ohio State’s Journal on Dispute Resolution

FOI, Professor Stacie Strong will be publishing her groundbreaking article on Artificial Intelligence and Arbitration in an upcoming issue of the Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution. Here is the abstract and the link to download: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5239069 Artificial Intelligence in Civil Justice Systems: An Empirical and Interdisciplinary Analysis and Proposal for Moving Forward (May 02, … Continue reading Stacie Strong on Artificial Intelligence and Arbitration in Ohio State’s Journal on Dispute Resolution

Collection of Resources about RPS Coach

I just posted a document collecting publications about the RPS Negotiation and Mediation Coach (RPS Coach), an AI tool designed to support good decision-making and reflective practice in negotiation and mediation. It includes brief descriptions and links to blog posts and articles about: Introducing RPS Coach Using Artificial Intelligence Tools Writing with the Coach Using … Continue reading Collection of Resources about RPS Coach

New Article on Mediation Representation – and an Invitation for a Conversation at the ABA DR Conference

Many of us teach mediation courses focused on preparing students to serve as neutrals. Our courses don’t focus much on preparing them to represent clients in mediation, a role they are far more likely to perform soon after graduation. I just posted my latest Theory Meets Practice column for CPR’s Alternatives magazine, The Art of … Continue reading New Article on Mediation Representation – and an Invitation for a Conversation at the ABA DR Conference

The ABA’s Dispute Resolution Magazine is dead. Long live Dispute Resolution Magazine !!

Ok, so it’s not dead yet.  However, it is with sadness that I pass along news of the demise of Dispute Resolution Magazine as we know it.  ABA DR Section Chair Susan Guthrie made the announcement in a recent email sent to the Section’s membership tying the decision to funding restraints.  As Co-Chair of the … Continue reading The ABA’s Dispute Resolution Magazine is dead. Long live Dispute Resolution Magazine !!

You Really Should Know About John Inazu

Many of the people we admire for their work on dispute resolution aren’t formally part of the dispute resolution community.  They include lawyers, judges, law professors, and others whose work embodies the spirit of our field – even when they use different language, work in other disciplines, or serve in different roles. Some time ago, … Continue reading You Really Should Know About John Inazu

Why This Tech-Wary Curmudgeon Went All-In on AI – And You Might Too

Despite being a card-carrying member of the if-it-ain’t-broke-don’t-fix-it school of innovation, I dove headfirst into the world of AI. Why?  Because it turns out to be amazingly useful. In a short piece, Technology and Me and You:  Getting Comfortable with AI, I reflect on how I came to develop the RPS Coach AI tool.  I … Continue reading Why This Tech-Wary Curmudgeon Went All-In on AI – And You Might Too