(I first wrote about mediation's values 12 years ago at the tail end of a Masters in Conflict Resolution and Mediation Studies.(1) Two years of study had convinced me that it is our values, rather…
It was an amazing week for Singapore! The highlight was the signing of the UN Convention on International Mediated Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, now known as the Singapore…
“If two people are in a room, there are actually six to consider: “What each person is; what each person thinks he or she is; and what each person thinks the other is.” So began a recent Guardian…
Ever since I took a course developed by Ronald Heifetz on Exercising Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School of Government, I wanted to reflect on how much mediation and leadership have in common. As I…
“For nobody would understand,
And you kill what you fear,
And you fear what you don't understand.”
Powerful words. As a progressive rock music aficionado, these lyrics taken from the song "Duke’s…
“Across the great divide,
Just grab your hat and take that ride”
- The Band, 1969 (written by Robbie Robertson)
We have all had those conversations or exchanges after which we’ve wished we had…
Mediation has taken me to many places - professionally, physically, intellectually, emotionally, spiritually. Last week I was so fortunate to be doing six days of training in Tbilisi, Georgia, at New…
Aboriginal Flag of Australia. Photo credit Creative Commons
Music and art make continuing and surprising contributions to Dispute Resolution.
Greg Bond’s June Blog, written as a means of…
In Part I, I introduced and responded to concerns relating to China’s legal and judicial system if China signs the Singapore Mediation Convention. This part will focus on other concerns relating to…
On 20 December 2018, the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York passed a resolution to adopt the UN Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation (“…
