This blog entry has its immediate origins in a passing comment by a mediation and university colleague. That colleague had just returned from a mediation and I - perhaps somewhat flippantly - asked…
Recently, one of the greatest maestros of our time passed away: Italian conductor Claudio Abbado. He led some of the most prestigious classical music institutions in the twentieth century. He served…
Dear Readers,
Welcome to 2014. In Hong Kong and the rest of the Chinese world this time of year represents a special type of temporality between the Western and Chinese New Year’s celebrations. This…
An article by Donalee Moulton in the January 24th issue of The Lawyers Weekly entitled, “Opening offers can make or break a deal” caught my attention and caused me to reflect on my own experience…
This story is for you if:
you voted for Obama;
you are a Grateful Dead fan;
you want to maximize your client's settlement while addressing the party’s personal concerns;
you are looking for clear…
I’m not sure conflict resolution is quite what Guns n Roses had in mind when they wrote those lyrics but having survived the festive season, which in itself always requires a good deal of patience, I…
This article was prepared by Christian-Radu Chereji and Constantin-Adi Gavrilă.
Recently, talking to a very experienced mediator, we started to describe a particular practice of an attorney-mediator…
My December blog was centred around a 15th Century occurrence. This month, I am in the final two years of the 14th Century.
Last night, I went to see Shakespeare’s Richard II at the Barbican Theatre…
This is where I did my best work in Christmas week – in the twilight zone between the joint session room to the right of the water cooler and the private caucus room off to the left by the…
In my last post (http://kluwermediationblog.com/2013/11/27/space-pace-grace-and-face-steps-to-an-ecology-of-mediation/) I started to think out loud about the elements that might contribute to the “…
