Category Archives: transformative mediation

French-language video clip of transformative mediation opening

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

Here’s a clip of the opening statement in French of a bilingual transformative mediator, John Peter Weldon. It’s a case of alleged harassment made by an elementary school student against the school principal.  Judging from the ages of the participants, … Continue reading →

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When worlds collide, or seeing conflict as a crisis in human interaction

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

The starting point for the transformative model of mediation is an understanding of the nature of conflict as a crisis in human interaction. In this view, the crisis is characterized by two kinds of adverse impacts. First, in conflict each individual … Continue reading →

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Mediation & Litigation Have Different Objectives

Posted on April 7, 2012 by

One of the strong arguments that advocate the use of mediation is tied to the public policy issue of access to justice.  Simply stated, many cases on the court docket can be dealt with more efficiently in mediation, thereby freeing … Continue reading →

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How Mediation can Help

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

 Mediation is one of a number of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) processes that, despite its introduction in North America some 40 years ago, is still not widely understood.  It offers a number of alternatives to the legal adjudication of disputes … Continue reading →

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Transformative Dialogue Highly-Effective in Ethno-Political Conflicts

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

In this post yesterday on his blog, Dan Simon draws from a White Paper by Erik Cleven published by the Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation to review the three basic reasons transformative practice is highly-effective when applied to … Continue reading →

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H.H. The Dalai Lama and Transformative Practice

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

A couple of weeks back, Dan Simon drew a comparison on his new transformative mediation blog between the thinking of Carl Rogers, the founder of humanistic psychology, and the premises and principles of transformative practice. Now, this week, he looks to the … Continue reading →

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Transformative Mediation Training and Spiritual Communities

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

I’m just back from taking part as a role play coach in the three-day “Basic  Mediation Training – The Transformative Approach to Mediation”. The training was co-led by Winnie Backlund and Basia Solarz, and was held with hand-picked leaders of … Continue reading →

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Why it’s a bad idea for mediators to give advice

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

Distinguished educator and mediator, Tammy Lenski, is celebrating the tenth anniversary of her blog, Conflict Zen.  As part of that celebration, she wants to highlight some of her favourite posts and articles over the years.  One that caught my eye … Continue reading →

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Listening like a dog

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

In transformative mediation circles, we often speak of ‘listening like a cow’.  (See my two previous posts on this quality of attention here and here.)  In brief, this simile is referring to the type of listening that is non-judgemental while not … Continue reading →

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Transformative Mediators Establish Network in Quebec

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

John Peter Weldon is a Quebec-based Certified Transformative Mediator™, lawyer, and trainer for the Continuing Legal Education Service of the Quebec Bar (Le Barreau du Québec).  He recently announced the creation of the Réseau pour une approche transformative du conflit (Network … Continue reading →

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