by The Center | Aug 4, 2011 | Blog
What is the difference between mediation and Collaborative Practice? This question is often asked by a person trying to choose which process might work better for their situation. Currently, the question is more likely being asked by someone facing divorce or...
by The Center | Jul 6, 2011 | Blog
Book of the Month: Being Wrong By Kathryn Schulz This is a groundbreaking book that deeply analyzes the whole phenomenon of being wrong in a very serious way, from a new field called “Wrongology”. This is so fundamental to how people deal with conflict...
by The Center | Jun 30, 2011 | Blog
Still, no matter how well we know ourselves and how much we achieve a steadiness of character, we are never immune to mistakes. With self-acceptance we know this, and we try to make use of our mistakes, learning from them as best we can. Over time we see how often our...
by The Center | Jun 30, 2011 | Blog
Whether we are mediating or working in the collaborative process, we are often in relationships with other professionals, either directly or indirectly. The success of the process will often depend to some extent on our ability to successfully manage the various...
by The Center | May 28, 2011 | Blog
Mediating Dangerously: The Frontiers of Conflict Resolution By Ken Cloke Ken Cloke understands what we think is at the heart of mediation, which is that there is no safe place for the parties or mediator to stand. When we withdraw to try to find safety, we are...
by The Center | May 28, 2011 | Blog
One very effective way to practice with frustration is to make a detailed study of it just at the moment when you find yourself in its grip. Trying not to be frustrated when you are is just piling more frustration on top of your frustration. So why not instead look at...
by The Center | May 27, 2011 | Blog
Historically, many mediators have felt that lawyers’ presence in mediation would be disruptive and distort the process and outcome. As lawyers have learned to support their clients in mediation as the primary decision makers, they have also learned a number of...
by The Center | Apr 19, 2011 | Blog
Sailing Home: Using the Wisdom of the Odyssey to Navigate Life’s Perils and Pitfalls (from Simon and Schuster, June 2008) This is a wonderful book to help us to understand ourselves more deeply, particularly with respect to the arc of the journey of our lifetime,...
by The Center | Apr 19, 2011 | Blog
Norman Fischer is a poet, author, Zen Buddhist priest and former abbot of the San Francisco Zen Center. As founder of the Everyday Zen Foundation, his work with meditation practice has taken him into many corners of contemporary American life, including lawyering as a...
by The Center | Apr 19, 2011 | Blog
Several steps are necessary for professionals to engage the parties as co-designers of the process, whether it is mediation or collaborative practice or some other process for addressing a conflict. First, professionals need to see themselves in a horizontal...
