BRINGING TOGETHER PEOPLE IN CONFLICT BY TRANSFORMING EMOTIONS AND OPINIONS INTO SOURCES OF EMPATHY, CONNECTION, AND UNDERSTANDING
Upcoming Training Programs
Webinars
How to Tell People You’re a Mediator
April 17 at 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PDT
Online
Your Next Steps: Launching Your Understanding-Based ADR Work
May 16 at 9:00 am - June 11 at 11:30 am PDT
West Coast
Working Creatively with Conflict: 40 Hour Basic Mediation and Conflict Resolution Training (West Coast)
November 5 - November 92026 SCPI Retreat: Conflict and Compassion (MEXICO)
January 24, 2026 at 3:00 pm - January 31, 2026 at 11:00 am PST
East Coast
24-Hour Basic Mediation Training (East Coast)
June 23 at 3:00 pm - June 26 at 12:00 pm EDTWorking Creatively with Conflict: 40-Hour Conflict Resolution and Matrimonial Mediation Training (East Coast)
June 23 at 3:00 pm - June 28 at 12:00 pm EDT16-Hour Advanced Matrimonial Mediation Training (East Coast)
June 26 at 3:00 pm - June 28 at 1:00 pm EDT
Partner
La mediazione Understanding Based (ITALY)
April 8 at 12:00 am - June 14 at 12:00 am PDT
The Other Chair Podcast
Community Video for March
I Knew What Would Happen
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Featured Articles
The Power of Understanding Can Help Heal Our Divides
There was a time when the very idea of people in conflict sitting down together—not to argue, not to convince, but to truly understand one another—felt almost impossible. When Gary Friedman and Jack Himmelstein introduced what became known as the Understanding-Based...
Start with No by Jim Camp
Jim Camp’s Start with No takes a hard-edged, tactical approach to negotiation—one that might work in high-stakes business deals but feels worlds apart from how understanding-based mediators and conflict professionals approach conflict. Camp’s philosophy is built...
The Challenges and Rewards of Building a Conflict Resolution and Mediation Practice
Starting a mediation or conflict resolution practice is a journey filled with both excitement and uncertainty. For those drawn to this work, the desire to help others navigate conflict with understanding and dignity is a powerful force. But the path from passion to...
