MISSION STATEMENT & PURPOSE OF THIS PORTION OF THE WEBSITE
Mediation is relatively new industry and therefore largely misunderstood, even by people in the industry! Our firm is dedicated to all things mediation. The goal of this area of the website is the following:
♦ provide information relating to mediation, what it is, how it’s used, and all of its applications;
♦ answer questions relating to mediation for which there are readily available answers via the web;
♦ educate people on how to utilize mediation as compared to litigation or unresolved conflict;
♦ educate and train professionals on mediation skills and the applicability of mediation outside the context of the legal system;
♦ provide information on our mediation services for those interested in transitioning through a conflict with the use of our services; and
♦ provide resources for mediation that we find useful in finding answers to mediation related issues.
We believe that you don't have to bankrupt your family or your business to resolve serious conflicts. Spending all your money on lawyers creates a win-lose situation. Why choose win-lose when you can choose win-win? Ask yourself this question and explore this part of the site to get your answers.
THE EVOLUTION OF MEDIATION FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE
Mediation is a new word for an activity that has been around for a long time. In ancient Native American, aboriginal, and African indigenous people, specific leaders held a highly respected position responsible for keeping peace in their community.
Anytime you have a leader of a community, organization, or religious group who listens to people who have problems with each other and helps them work it out, you likely have an informal version of a “mediator”.
However, mediation is an art and a science and there are specific skills associated with it. As society has changed drastically over the last 2,000 years, modern day has taken the ancient “conflict resolution” activity and formalized it into what we know as “Mediation”.
Mediation means vastly different things to different people and therefore the experience of participating in a mediation may be vastly different depending on your conflict, your mediator, and your involvement in the "conflict continuum". Please explore this portal for answers to questions you may have about mediation.
Mediation is relatively new industry and therefore largely misunderstood, even by people in the industry! Our firm is dedicated to all things mediation. The goal of this area of the website is the following:
♦ provide information relating to mediation, what it is, how it’s used, and all of its applications;
♦ answer questions relating to mediation for which there are readily available answers via the web;
♦ educate people on how to utilize mediation as compared to litigation or unresolved conflict;
♦ educate and train professionals on mediation skills and the applicability of mediation outside the context of the legal system;
♦ provide information on our mediation services for those interested in transitioning through a conflict with the use of our services; and
♦ provide resources for mediation that we find useful in finding answers to mediation related issues.
We believe that you don't have to bankrupt your family or your business to resolve serious conflicts. Spending all your money on lawyers creates a win-lose situation. Why choose win-lose when you can choose win-win? Ask yourself this question and explore this part of the site to get your answers.
THE EVOLUTION OF MEDIATION FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE
Mediation is a new word for an activity that has been around for a long time. In ancient Native American, aboriginal, and African indigenous people, specific leaders held a highly respected position responsible for keeping peace in their community.
Anytime you have a leader of a community, organization, or religious group who listens to people who have problems with each other and helps them work it out, you likely have an informal version of a “mediator”.
However, mediation is an art and a science and there are specific skills associated with it. As society has changed drastically over the last 2,000 years, modern day has taken the ancient “conflict resolution” activity and formalized it into what we know as “Mediation”.
Mediation means vastly different things to different people and therefore the experience of participating in a mediation may be vastly different depending on your conflict, your mediator, and your involvement in the "conflict continuum". Please explore this portal for answers to questions you may have about mediation.
