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AI and the Future of Mediation Conference

Coming up in mid-April, Mediate.com will host an online conference on the state of artificial intelligence (AI) in the practice of dispute engagement. I will be one of the closing speaker for the conference, on the 19th of April. My presentation will be called “Making Friends with AI: Why Mediators Should Welcome AI Platforms – With Caution.” Here is the official blurb for the conference.

Artificial intelligence (AI) will transform many industries moving forward, and the field of mediation is no exception.  In this online conference we will convene the top experts in online dispute resolution (ODR) and AI/data science to envision the form this transformation will take. 

From the father of ODR (Ethan Katsh) to the #1 expert on AI in the justice system (Richard Susskind), this gathering will convene the leading global thinkers to separate the hype from the reality and provide actionable steps dispute resolvers can leverage to ensure they benefit from the rise of AI instead of getting left behind. AI will not replace mediators, but it is likely that mediators who leverage AI will increasingly take cases from mediators who can’t.

“ChatGPT is not going to replace us, it’s going to make us look like superheroes.” – Erin Levine

“Understanding and using technology in mediation (something I call ‘making friends with the fourth party’) isn’t radical.  It’s responsible – and good practice.” – Daniel Rainey

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Mar 2023
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ICODR Podcast

The International Council for Online Dispute Resolution (ICODR) hosts a series of podcasts that are essentially conversations with individuals who are involved in the integration of technology into all forms of dispute resolution – ecommerce, the justice system, arbitration, mediation, etc. Episode 14, my conversation with Ian Mcduff, is up now and will be archived on the ICODR web site at https://icodr.podbean.com/

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Jan 2023
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International Arbitration Review

Ethan Katsh and I will co-author an article for the International Arbitration Review, a publication of the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution (BCDR). The article will focus on the “must, shoulds, and cans” of ODR platforms used by arbitrators. The article will be in the journal during the first quarter of 2023.

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Nov 2022
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CyberWeek 2022

We will kick CyberWeek off on October 31st with a welcome from the Center, and my keynote address. The theme of the week is ODR Beyond Commerce, with panels and programs on a wide variety of dispute resolution modes using technology, in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. In addition to the Keynote, during the week I will participate in or host panels on Ethics, EU privacy regulation, labor arbitration, and the Universal Disclosure Protocol for Mediation (UDPM). The schedule for the week and access to all of the events can be found on the NCTDR web site, odr.info.

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Oct 2022
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internationale en français de médiation en ligne (ODR)

This morning I will be part of the inauguration of a new international organization of mediators and other dispute resolvers who work primarily in French. The kick-off event will be a class in online dispute resolution, conducted in French, over the next two months, for which I will be one of three primary instructors.

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Oct 2022
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New Book

The new book is finally out and available for purchase. It is a basic “how to” for using online tools in a mediation, arbitration, or general dispute resolution practice. It can be purchased at the publisher’s site using Euro’s (Making Friends – Eleven), or at IPG or Amazon using US dollars (Making Friends – IPG, Making Friends – Amazon). It is immediately available at the Eleven and IPG sites – Amazon is still processing its updated list and so may temporarily show it to be out of stock.

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Oct 2022
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Bee 1 World Ukraine

Tickets and donations accessible through the web link.

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Aug 2022
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Online Presentations

On Wednesday and Thursday of this week (before going back to Texas for an SMU class) I’ll be a featured speaker at the negotiation and mediation Summer School. I’ll be speaking once about the UDPM and once about the history and status of ODR.

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Jul 2022
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ODR Africa & SMU

Last week I participated in an online meeting for ODR Africa, discussing the issue of non-commercial, non-judicial use of ODR, and the use of the Universal Disclosure Protocol for Mediation. Starting this Friday, I’ll be at SMU in Dallas with a class considering the elements of international dispute resolution.

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Jul 2022
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Making Friends With the Fourth Party

Today I (finally) sent to the publisher the manuscript for the book that should come out later this summer. Julia and I were able to have lunch with the publisher when we were in The Netherlands last month, which added to my guilt about being a few months late getting the manuscript to the editors. I feel much lighter without Eleven’s generous and very pleasantly handled deadline hanging over my head.

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Jun 2022
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