Anna Howard’s New Book Examines Why Businesses Don’t Use Mediation – And Other Issues

March 11, 2021 John Lande

Anna Howard‘s new book, EU Cross-Border Commercial Mediation: Listening to Disputants – Changing the Frame; Framing the Changes, provides valuable insights about business disputing. It reports the findings of her study about mediation of EU cross-border commercial disputes, but the dynamics she describes occur in the US and probably many other countries as well. Anna … Continue reading Anna Howard’s New Book Examines Why Businesses Don’t Use Mediation – And Other Issues →

Be Open like Oprah and Candid like Chrissy

March 11, 2021 Andrea Schneider

Let me start off this post with a caveat–I promise that I had already decided on this as the subject of the post before Sunday’s royal interview expose–really really. But, if the timing works for you in understanding why Oprah gets all these interviews, I’m happy for your attention too! I started this week talking … Continue reading Be Open like Oprah and Candid like Chrissy →

Welcome to the New Arbitrate.com

March 10, 2021 John Lande

My colleague, Amy Schmitz, and mediate.com CEO Colin Rule announced that they have re-built and re-designed the arbitrate.com website from the ground up to offer a powerful set of updated features and capabilities. Take a look. [Click on the title of this post to access the website.]

Discussions in Dispute Resolution Virtual Book Launch – Round 2 with Jean Sternlight

March 10, 2021 art hinshaw

Last week I had the pleasure of starting off the virtual book launch for Discussions in Dispute Resolution: The Foundational Articles (book and book launch details here) by interviewing Carrie Menkel-Meadow. It was super fun, and the link is here if you missed it or would like to watch it again. What interesting things will … Continue reading Discussions in Dispute Resolution Virtual Book Launch – Round 2 with Jean Sternlight →

Moritz to Host Second WIP Event – March 26

March 9, 2021 Sarah Cole

The Program on Dispute Resolution at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law is pleased to host the second “Dispute Resolution Works-in-Progress Consortium” event on Friday March 26, 2021, from 3-4:30 p.m. EST. To register, click here. Andrew Mamo, Assistant Professor of Law at Northern Illinois University will present Against Resolution: Dialogue, Demonstration, and … Continue reading Moritz to Host Second WIP Event – March 26 →

Talk Like a Teenager

March 8, 2021 Andrea Schneider

For anyone who has been a teenager–or has faced the blunt wrath of one–there is something about the clarity of belief and total confidence in one’s position that should appeal to all of us when we discuss assertiveness. In honor of International Women’s Day, I’m using both US and foreign examples of teenage assertiveness. First, … Continue reading Talk Like a Teenager →

ODR Forum Videos

March 6, 2021 John Lande

My colleague, Amy Schmitz, forwarded links to videos of the 2021 Virtual ODR Forum. Here’s the agenda. The last page has links to the pre-recorded presentations. Here are the full videos from the forum sessions. March 1 morning sessions March 1 afternoon sessions March 2 morning sessions March 2 afternoon sessions [Click the title of … Continue reading ODR Forum Videos →

TODAY is the deadline for the EARLY BIRD RATES for the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Conference

March 5, 2021 John Lande

TODAY is the deadline for the EARLY BIRD RATES for the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution virtual conference, which will take place on April 14-17. Click here for more information and to register. [Click the title of the post for the link to the conference website.}

Have Empathy Like Eleanor (and be Perceptive like Princess Diana)

March 3, 2021 Andrea Schneider 2 Comments

My next examples of negotiation skills come straight from the pandemic–and by that I mean watching television for hours during the pandemic! Again, let me note that these are examples, not of negotiation per se, but rather examples of women in action showing the skills that we need for negotiation. And, as we teach negotiation, … Continue reading Have Empathy Like Eleanor (and be Perceptive like Princess Diana) →

Scheinman Institute/Cornell Univ. Seeking Postdoc in Conflict Resolution

March 3, 2021 Jill Gross

From FOI Alex Colvin (Cornell): The ILR School at Cornell University is pleased to announce a one-year postdoctoral fellowship for the 2021-22 academic year. This fellowship is designed for a recent PhD graduate with a research focus in the conflict resolution area. This position will be affiliated with the ILR School’s Scheinman Institute on Conflict … Continue reading Scheinman Institute/Cornell Univ. Seeking Postdoc in Conflict Resolution →