Category: Events
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Sarah, who is an active member of the ABA, is pleased to again co-sponsor a mediation week event with the Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution at the University of Missouri’s School of Law, and the Association of Missouri Mediators. Both of these organizations have long been involved in “bridging differences in positions, perspectives…
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The ABA has a number of resources to help families, businesses and other organizations think about how to effectively resolve disputes through mediation. Many of these are available through the Mediation Week Toolkit. If you are a party thinking about mediation or a mediator working with parties, you will find the downloadable mediation guides …
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Yesterday we wrote about how a commitment to civility and more widespread use of the communication tools that mediators use can make a difference in our national politics. Today we look at the importance of critical thinking. Critical thinking requires ongoing and systematic analysis of how we are thinking so we can improve how we…
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In 2011, the American Bar Association passed its Resolution 108, affirming civility as a foundation for democracy and the rule of law. The accompanying report warned that the increasing levels of “acrimony and venom” and “polarizing diatribe” in our political discourse endangered the quality of governmental decision-making and left “citizens frustrated, disillusioned, and reluctant to…
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This year we are once again sponsoring an ABA Mediation Week event together with the Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution at the University of Missouri School of Law and the Association of Missouri Mediators. This will truly be a statewide event with on-line video streaming and opportunities to connect at 4 physical locations…