July 2016 Blog Posts (18)

Do You Always Take the “Leftovers”?

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about my new “multi-generational” tennis class and the fantastic people I’ve met there. Well, one of those just happens to be my age (which is kind of a shocker), and, recently, she’s been dealing with ending her marriage.

I wish I could say it was her decision to end the marriage and that she felt really good about it. But, that’s not the case. It’s been ugly, difficult, and confusing – and, she’s been through an awful lot of introspection and…

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Added by The Olive Branch Blog on July 28, 2016 at 6:28pm — No Comments

What's Happening In Conflict Resolution [07.27.16]

What's Happening in Conflict Resolution" is a weekly round up of the all the ADR news, jobs, events and more. Check it out each week and view past versions [HERE].…

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Added by ADRhub.com - Creighton NCR on July 27, 2016 at 6:52pm — No Comments

Intractable Differences?

My conflict resolution colleague, Jim Melamed, has been in the middle of some pretty gnarly conflicts. And he has seen some pretty amazing outcomes.

Why?

Because he is a mediator and a darn good one.

Jim wrote an article for mediate.com entitled “Effective Conversations in American Society.”

He’s tired … tired of the of the political posturing that is feeds on the…

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Added by The Olive Branch Blog on July 25, 2016 at 2:29pm — No Comments

Complementarity and Transformative Mediation

NPR's Invisibilia podcast of July 25 featured a case study of the psychological concept of complementarity. In Aarhus, Denmark, two crime prevention police officers 'flipped the script' on responses to jihadi youth returning home after having travelled to Syria More

Added by Arnold Zeman on July 19, 2016 at 6:21pm — No Comments

What's Happening In Conflict Resolution [07.19.16]

What's Happening in Conflict Resolution" is a weekly round up of the all the ADR news, jobs, events and more. Check it out each week and view past versions [HERE].…

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Added by ADRhub.com - Creighton NCR on July 19, 2016 at 2:25pm — No Comments

Exercise Your Other Brain

The left hand side of our brain is logical, sequential, rational, analytical, objective and focuses on parts.

It is what we call upon to solve problems in an organized and methodical way.

It helps us memorize, prioritize and make decisions.

Turns out that we use it about 90% of the time.

The right hand side of our brain is random, intuitive, synthesizing and subjective. And it looks at the whole.

It tries different approaches and…

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Added by The Olive Branch Blog on July 18, 2016 at 11:36am — No Comments

A Multi-Generational Approach To Life

I’ve always wanted to be a great tennis player (which could be why I have all three of my children playing), but, alas, it was not meant to be. I don’t mean to sound defeatist, but frankly, I’m not much of an athlete and never will be. It’s OK–I have other talents.

Why the personal tale of tennis woes? Because I’ve found a lot of joy this past year taking a “cardio” tennis class with a group of (mostly) seniors at our club. I can run to the ball, but can’t hit. They can hit…

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Added by The Olive Branch Blog on July 17, 2016 at 7:23pm — No Comments

What's Happening In Conflict Resolution [07.13.16]

What's Happening in Conflict Resolution" is a weekly round up of the all the ADR news, jobs, events and more. Check it out each week and view past versions [HERE].…

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Added by ADRhub.com - Creighton NCR on July 13, 2016 at 7:22pm — No Comments

Behind the Scenes

Conflict has taken hold.

Communication has broken down.

Everyone has become less flexible.

The sides have retreated to their respective corners.

Each party wants to defeat the other – so one side MUST lose.

Tension mounts – resolution seems remote.

That’s what’s occurring in the foreground.

But if you are lucky, there is at least one person who isn’t as entrenched as everyone else.…

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Added by The Olive Branch Blog on July 11, 2016 at 12:12pm — No Comments

How To Love Someone (Even If They Upset You)

How many times have you been upset at your spouse, partner, child? If you’re like most of us, the number is too high to count! But, do you still love that person? If the relationship is important enough, you’ll work through it and continue to love that person long after the conflict is over.

The Huffington…

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Added by The Olive Branch Blog on July 8, 2016 at 8:12pm — No Comments

Skating to where the puck is going to be: The future of ADR, and what teachers need to do to prepare their students for it

At the latest ABA Section of Dispute Resolution conference in NYC, I participated in a panel trying to envision the future of the field of ADR. Not that I would ordinarily suggest convening groups of prophets in order to say things that will likely seem silly a couple of years later, but the idea here was to grapple with a single proposition: Change is more likely to happen in our field, than not. What might that change look like? And, no matter what it turns out to look like, how can we…

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Added by Noam Ebner on July 8, 2016 at 4:32am — No Comments

How Will You Be Remembered?

When I was a very young girl, there was couple that lived next door – Harry and JR. I wanted to marry Harry.

I couldn’t tell you now what he looked like or recall the sound of his voice. All I can remember is that he was a wonderful person to be around – warm and inviting.

Actually, I picked today’s blog topic not because of Harry, but because of a few people I know who are basically angry and disgruntled. They have a few bright moments now and then,…

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Added by The Olive Branch Blog on July 6, 2016 at 4:12pm — No Comments

Cooling Down Conflict in Your Family Business

Being in business with your family can bring lots of rewards, including financial security and personal pleasure in working with people you know well and love. But it can also be the source of misunderstanding, antagonism and painful conflict. The show looks at common causes of conflict in family businesses and how that conflict can be resolved and even prevented.

Join us as we…

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Added by Patricia M Porter on July 6, 2016 at 1:07am — No Comments

What's Happening In Conflict Resolution [07.05.16]

What's Happening in Conflict Resolution" is a weekly round up of the all the ADR news, jobs, events and more. Check it out each week and view past versions [HERE].…

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Added by ADRhub.com - Creighton NCR on July 5, 2016 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Procedural justice in ODR

When the Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) world comes together, you know good things are going to come out of it. Check out the website of the 15th International Forum on ODR, held in May in The Hague. You can see some of the talks and presentations here.

I've been working this year on the topic of governance structures and policy for the ODR field; this…

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Added by Noam Ebner on July 4, 2016 at 9:54am — No Comments

Internal Report Surveys Ombuds Programs Throughout United Nations System

The United Nations Joint Inspection Unit, the independent external oversight body for the intergovernmental organization, has published the results of an analysis of Organizational Ombuds programs in 19 different UN-affiliates. The report calls for…

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Added by Tom A. Kosakowski on July 2, 2016 at 4:27pm — No Comments

International Ombudsman Association Releases Memo Providing Legal Grounds for Ombuds Confidentiality in Title IX Matters

In April of this year, the International Ombudsman Association solicited a legal memorandum from a highly respected law firm—WilmerHale—on the issue of Ombuds confidentiality in the cases implicating Title IX and the Clery Act. Title IX is the federal law that prohibits gender discrimination at education institutions and the Clery Act requires…

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Added by Tom A. Kosakowski on July 2, 2016 at 4:00pm — No Comments

How can technology improve peacebuilding projects ?

By Arik Segal and Béatrice Hasler Lev-Tov

Can international conflicts be truly resolved ? After all, peace agreements can end armed conflicts but not necessarily hate and grievances between nations that accumulated for many years. Ironically, despite being essential to achieve “real peace”, “nation to nation” peace is hardly encouraged or supported by conflicting governments as it is seen soft and irrelevant to national interests. NGO’s, foundations and individual…

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Added by Arik Segal on July 1, 2016 at 9:23am — No Comments

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