Congratulations! 2016 AWARD RECIPIENT – JONATHAN T. FIDLER

IAM members in the Toronto area, please take special note that the Ontario Bar Association will be presenting their Award of Excellence for Alternative Dispute Resolution to IAM Board of Governors member, Jon Fidler at a celebration to be held on October 27th....
Reframing the Mediation Lexicon

Reframing the Mediation Lexicon

Words matter. So in basic mediation training we teach neutral words and reframing.  But is our mediation lexicon stale and itself in need of reframing? As I pursued this question, I spoke with world class mediators, some of whom are mentioned below.  The general...
Reflections on a Recent Mediation: Listening (Redux)

Reflections on a Recent Mediation: Listening (Redux)

Reflections on a Recent Mediation: Listening (Redux) By: Jerome F. Weiss, IAM Distinguished FellowEmail: mediator@mediationsolve.com Posted: August 4, 2016 The day of mediation began with one of the lawyers scoffing that this was not an emotional matter at all and the...
Brexit and the Binary Bind

Brexit and the Binary Bind

By: Bill Marsh, IAM Distinguished Fellow in England Email: wm@billmarsh.co.uk First posted on Kluwer Mediation Blog. Perhaps we shouldn’t be too surprised by the whole Brexit affair. I’m not talking about the result of the vote itself, but about the referendum...