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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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Seeing sometimes really is believing

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

The McGurk Effect: “The visual information a person gets from seeing a person speak changes the way they hear the sound.”  The video below demonstrates this illusion with the sound  ’ba’ that becomes heard as ‘fa’ when the movement of … Continue reading →

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The Experiencing Self and the Remembering Self or Well-being and Happiness

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

http://www.adrtimes.com/articles/2011/10/18/daniel-kahneman-the-riddle-of-experience-vs-memory.html http://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_kahneman_the_riddle_of_experience_vs_memory.html Continue reading →

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Consider This on Self-Awareness

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

“If we were to make a list of people we don’t like – people we find obnoxious, threatening, or worthy of contempt – we would find out a lot about those aspects of ourselves that we can’t face. If we … Continue reading →

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Theory & Practice of Transformative Mediation — Interview of Baruch Bush

Posted on June 27, 2011 by

One of the more popular posts on this blog has been Transformative Mediation Misunderstood. In addition, it has been published on mediate.com, is listed by Google and is cited in a footnote to an article in Transformative Mediation: A Sourcebook. This … Continue reading →

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The Oil Spill (more, regrettably)

Posted on June 6, 2010 by

Please notice the service station where this picture was taken:

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Thomas Jefferson

Posted on August 23, 2009 by

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Happy Chinese New Year!

Posted on January 26, 2009 by
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Apology & the Practice of Medicine

Posted on January 16, 2009 by

There’s an interesting piece in today’s Globe and Mail about making apologies to patients for medical errors, including offering compensation. According to the news article, By taking a principled approach of quickly disclosing medical errors and apologizing to patients, health … Continue reading →

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Rubik’s Cube

Posted on January 6, 2009 by

Will Smith solves Rubik’s Cube in 55 seconds (far from the fastest though) (H/T: David Dobbs & kottke)

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