Mediation parties are subject to repeated physiological stress triggers at the start of mediation. The build up of hormones as a result of these triggers can disrupt the mediation process by interfering with a parties’ ability to process information, consider other points of view and make decisions. Start mediations with a short caucus [Read more..]
Category: Neuroscience
Ten Best Practices for Mediators Derived from Neuroscience
We have collaborated for the past five years to find evidence from neuroscience that can help mediators be more effective. Our goal has always been to provide practicing mediators with clear advice on how to improve their skills. Accordingly, we begin by offering our Top Ten Best Practices for Mediators. Future posts will elaborate on [Read more..]
Welcome to Mediation Myth Busters!
Our goal for this blog is to explain how applying neuroscience concepts can improve mediation. While we have given conference and workshop presentations and published a law review article, we wanted to make our ideas more accessible to a wider audience by breaking them down into small focused topics. Today, we begin by introducing ourselves and [Read more..]