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LiLY Mediation Blog Editor, Nancy Sparrow

Nancy Sparrow, Editor,
LiLY Mediation Blog

LiLY Mediation Blog Contributor, Vincent McConnell

Vincent McConnell,
Contributor,
LiLY Mediation Blog

Resolving Conflict in the Context of Culture

July 17th, 2009

I wanted to share some thinking I had about a meeting I went to yesterday. It was with a group of about 40 other mediators, and there was a guest speaker who gave a talk on mediation at the World Bank. This bank has branches here in the US & also around the world. One of the things the speaker was highlighting was the differences in the US-based World Bank mediations (and the successes of these mediations) in contrast to those outside the US in selected cultures. Mediation has become more accepted and more successful in their US-based offices. The perception of mediation differs from culture to culture.
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Resolving Conflict in the Context of Culture

What exactly is mediation? Who does it?

July 7th, 2009

If you or someone you know is experiencing family conflicts involving the care crisis that may happen when an elder loved one becomes infirmed, individuals may want to consider mediation. Mediation is the process of third party intervention with the consent of the parties to a dispute (whether individuals, groups, civic or governmental bodies or even nations) to attempt to bring about a resolution or settlement. Mediation is not imposed from without but entirely consensual and if the parties are irreconcilable, it may not succeed. Mediation is different from …read more of the Mediation Blog entry 
What exactly is mediation? Who does it?

Welcome to the LiLY Mediation Blog!

April 25th, 2009

Here, we hope to maintain a lively discussion with and among the Internet community about using mediation to resolve disagreements and disputes between the elderly, their family members, and their care-givers.