by Hb Dev | Mar 26, 2018 | Blog
By: Jeff Trueman, IAM Distinguished Fellow & Penni Walker Doyle Email: jt@jefftrueman.com & pdoyle@cmusmediation.org Mediation trainings and conferences present opportunities for practitioners and program managers to be exposed to new ideas and learn new...
by Hb Dev | Mar 3, 2018 | News
IAM Scholar In Residence Hal Abramson received the prestigious Best Professional Article Award from the CPR Institute (International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution) at CPR’s Annual Meeting in Miami on March 3, 2017. The CPR Award was presented to...
by Hb Dev | Feb 19, 2018 | News
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by Hb Dev | Feb 16, 2018 | Blog
Civility is more critical to the mediation process than to any other form of dispute resolution. The reasons are several: First, unlike trial and arbitration, success in mediation depends entirely upon adversaries agreeing. No agreement; no deal. To no surprise,...
by Hb Dev | Feb 13, 2018 | Blog
The word “ombudsman” comes from a Swedish term that dates back to 1809, when the Swedish parliament decided to protect citizens’ rights by establishing a supervisory agency independent of the government. Dictionaries differ, but many in the field prefer one scholar’s...