Monthly Archives: October 2008

What does a transformative mediator NOT do?

Posted on October 31, 2008 by

Another excerpt from a conversation between Robert A. Baruch Bush and Joseph P. Folger, co-originators of the transformative approach to mediation, and Victoria Pynchon, a Los Angeles commercial mediator and litigator. (Joe Folger): …They don’t provide a neutral case evaluation. … Continue reading →

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“First battered at home and then by the State”

Posted on October 31, 2008 by

In today’s Times of London, Camilla Cavendish has a column entitled, “First battered at home and then by the State”. It’s about a specific case involving a woman victim of domestic violence.  The abusive ex-husband won custody of their boy … Continue reading →

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Rhetoric and Metaphors

Posted on October 30, 2008 by

One of the lesser used meanings of the word “rhetoric” is the ability to use language effectively, as in the classical art of rhetoric. In this sense of rhetoric, it is a continuing challenge to be able to explain the … Continue reading →

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‘Listening like a cow’

Posted on October 29, 2008 by

An interesting post yesterday on empathy and meditation by guest blogger Martin Golder on the Settle it Now blog.  In transformative mediation, we’re trained to develop the skill of ‘listening like a cow’.  Read this excerpted passage from Mary Rose … Continue reading →

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The Book Depository

Posted on October 29, 2008 by

I just wanted to pass along what I think is pretty good value in on-line shopping.  Most blogs and websites I’ve seen link to amazon.com when citing books.  If I were to follow that practice, I guess that I would … Continue reading →

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What does a transformative mediator do?

Posted on October 28, 2008 by

Excerpted from a conversation between Robert A. Baruch Bush and Joseph P. Folger, co-originators of the transformative approach to mediation, and Victoria Pynchon, a Los Angeles commercial mediator and litigator. (Bush): … To be successful a mediator has to encourage … Continue reading →

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Peace from A to Z (PAZ) Peer Mediation Program

Posted on October 27, 2008 by

The transformative approach to mediation has rarely, if at all, been practised with elementary school children in the framework of peer mediation.  In a mediate.com article published in 2007, Lisa Hershman chronicles just one such rare application — the experience … Continue reading →

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‘Thanks to Language’

Posted on October 27, 2008 by

‘Turning conflict into conversation’ — that is what DIALOGIC aims to do in mediation.  I look at what is going on for each party at the micro-level of their conversation, the parry of comments back and forth.  And, I look … Continue reading →

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“What, exactly, does the mediator do?”

Posted on October 26, 2008 by

Over the past month or so, Tammy Lenski has been posting on the subject of “mediation in the mainstream”.  What she’s been addressing, in my view, is the strategic issue of how to increase the demand in the marketplace for … Continue reading →

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Did you know?

Posted on October 23, 2008 by

Click on this (Hat-tip: Susan Cartier Liebel)

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