Comments - e-Mediation: More and More - ADRhub - Creighton NCR2024-03-28T16:55:50Zhttp://www.adrhub.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=4905899%3ABlogPost%3A49985&xn_auth=noThanks - I remember that as I…tag:www.adrhub.com,2013-04-10:4905899:Comment:500972013-04-10T01:14:25.591ZNoam Ebnerhttp://www.adrhub.com/profile/NoamEbner
<p>Thanks - I remember that as I was reading, I was most taken by the 2 free-style respondents - a small percentage, but still an indicator that party environmental-awareness might be one of the reasons to highlight this advantage of ODR.</p>
<p>The Green Giant is growing. Giants aren't born eighty feet tall, but even before they mature they're still baby <em>giants</em> - right?</p>
<p>Thanks - I remember that as I was reading, I was most taken by the 2 free-style respondents - a small percentage, but still an indicator that party environmental-awareness might be one of the reasons to highlight this advantage of ODR.</p>
<p>The Green Giant is growing. Giants aren't born eighty feet tall, but even before they mature they're still baby <em>giants</em> - right?</p> Just to comment further, Sus…tag:www.adrhub.com,2013-04-09:4905899:Comment:502122013-04-09T17:39:08.558ZColleen Getzhttp://www.adrhub.com/profile/ColleenGetz
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<dd><div class="xg_user_generated">Just to comment further, Susanna and Noam -- I think that 12% of clients indicating they considered environmental factors in choosing the Project's mediation services (2 of whom volunteered further written comments along that line) is a very important observation!</div>
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<dd><div class="xg_user_generated">Just to comment further, Susanna and Noam -- I think that 12% of clients indicating they considered environmental factors in choosing the Project's mediation services (2 of whom volunteered further written comments along that line) is a very important observation!</div>
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<div class="xg_user_generated">The evaluation of this phase of the Project (this time conducted by Cathy Tait, a very capable and highly respected evaluator/consultant in this area) shows that, once again, Susanna and the project team did an amazing job developing new techniques and identifying the issues associated with e-mediation. Although I had some input into the Practice Guidelines that resulted from the Project, I think I can still say (purely objectively!) that their work has been an important contribution to the field of ODR in general. And they remain the trail-blazers in identifying ODR's environmental advantages!<br/><p></p>
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</dl> Noam, the 12% refers to clien…tag:www.adrhub.com,2013-04-09:4905899:Comment:500882013-04-09T17:11:04.920ZSusanna Janihttp://www.adrhub.com/profile/SusannaJani
<p>Noam, the 12% refers to clients who checked a box for a pre-existing choice of "environmental reasons". To clarify, clients were asked to check all the reasons why they decided to participate in distance mediation instead of in-person mediation. The choices they were given were:</p>
<p>_ The other party and I live in different communities</p>
<p>_ I wanted to avoid travelling to and from mediation meetings to:</p>
<p> _ save time</p>
<p> _ save money</p>
<p> _ for environmental…</p>
<p>Noam, the 12% refers to clients who checked a box for a pre-existing choice of "environmental reasons". To clarify, clients were asked to check all the reasons why they decided to participate in distance mediation instead of in-person mediation. The choices they were given were:</p>
<p>_ The other party and I live in different communities</p>
<p>_ I wanted to avoid travelling to and from mediation meetings to:</p>
<p> _ save time</p>
<p> _ save money</p>
<p> _ for environmental reasons</p>
<p>_ I didn’t want to see the other party in person</p>
<p>_ The other party did not want to mediate in person</p>
<p>_ I couldn’t go to in-person mediation during working hours</p>
<p>_ The mediator fees for this service were less than the normal fees</p>
<p>_ I prefer to communicate using technology – it’s the norm for me</p>
<p>_ Other<i>: ________<br/></i></p>
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<p class="Default">Clients were also asked the open-ended question, “In your opinion, what are the advantages of using information/communication technologies for mediation?” Two (2) responded that the use of technologies avoids travel and therefore provides environmental benefits.</p> Susanna - course I noticed :-…tag:www.adrhub.com,2013-04-09:4905899:Comment:502062013-04-09T11:35:41.179ZNoam Ebnerhttp://www.adrhub.com/profile/NoamEbner
<p>Susanna - course I noticed :-)</p>
<p>Question: Did those people check a box for a pre-existing choice of "environmental reasons"? Or, did they enter it of their own initiative, under "Other____" or suchlike?</p>
<p>Susanna - course I noticed :-)</p>
<p>Question: Did those people check a box for a pre-existing choice of "environmental reasons"? Or, did they enter it of their own initiative, under "Other____" or suchlike?</p> Noam, we thank you for your k…tag:www.adrhub.com,2013-04-06:4905899:Comment:500732013-04-06T16:38:03.281ZSusanna Janihttp://www.adrhub.com/profile/SusannaJani
<p>Noam, we thank you for your kind comments! You may have seen that the current evaluation report asked project clients why they chose distance mediation - and, that "environmental reasons" (i.e., the environmental advantages of using this type of service) was selected by 12% of them. While our case number was small, I think this is still very significant and speaks to how some clients really do consider the environment in their choices.</p>
<p>For folks who are interested in seeing the…</p>
<p>Noam, we thank you for your kind comments! You may have seen that the current evaluation report asked project clients why they chose distance mediation - and, that "environmental reasons" (i.e., the environmental advantages of using this type of service) was selected by 12% of them. While our case number was small, I think this is still very significant and speaks to how some clients really do consider the environment in their choices.</p>
<p>For folks who are interested in seeing the previous reports published by our project, they are posted on Mediate BC Society's website at: <a title="blocked::http://www.mediatebc.com/About-Mediation/Mediating-at-a-Distance.aspx" href="http://www.mediatebc.com/About-Mediation/Mediating-at-a-Distance.aspx"><font title="blocked::http://www.mediatebc.com/About-Mediation/Mediating-at-a-Distance.aspx" color="navy"><span title="blocked::http://www.mediatebc.com/About-Mediation/Mediating-at-a-Distance.aspx"><span title="blocked::http://www.mediatebc.com/About-Mediation/Mediating-at-a-Distance.aspx"><span style="color: navy;" title="blocked::http://www.mediatebc.com/About-Mediation/Mediating-at-a-Distance.aspx">http://www.mediatebc.com/About-Mediation/Mediating-at-a-Distance.aspx</span></span></span></font></a>.</p>