The Role of Myelin: Why Repetition Matters in Conflict Resolution Training

In my old age, I seem to remain forever curious about my earliest years. Why? Those early experiences continue to impact me. Those formative years installed some pretty strong habits, positive and not so positive, courtesy of myelin. Understanding Myelin Myelin is a fatty substance that wraps around nerve fibers in the brain, acting like […]

Emotions are data: Respond to conflict with emotional intelligence

You’re at a party. You don’t know many people at the party. You notice the emotion of discomfort as your stomach clenches and your breathing gets constricted. Your mind labels that as feeling awkward. Yet, someone else, at that same party, with those same emotional bodily sensations, might label the experience as exciting because they get […]

How Canada should negotiate with the new Trump administration

With Trump soon to be back in power, Canada, my home country, needs to focus on the opportunities, not our worst fears. That’s the key message in an opinion piece in last Saturday’s Globe and Mail, “Taking control of our relationship with Trump”.  The article was co-authored by Janice Gross Stein (Belzberg Professor of Conflict […]

AI and Mediation: Working with the Fourth Party

AI is changing how professional mediators can do business. A pre-recorded presentation by Clare Fowler and Colin Rule (both with Mediate.com), for next week’s Association of Conflict Resolution conference gives a terrific snapshot of what’s possible for today’s dispute resolution professional; e.g. mediator. Click on the image below for the full presentation: The Fourth Party […]