Arbitration & Mediation

Mediation channel surfing: nosh on these idea snacks in a round-up of links

By Diane Levin

Every few weeks for the benefit of my non-Twittering readers, I round up the articles, posts, and news stories I?ve microblogged about on Twitter. It’s time once again to dish out a collection of finger-licking good links that I think you’ll enjoy.

• Suggesting a brew for the Obama-Gates-Crowley White House meet-up over beer: Collaboration Not Litigation Ale.
• Free PDF download now available of a party-directed mediation book, outlining a model of mediation useful in working with disputants across cultures, courtesy of Campus ADR Tech Blog.
• Why is it hard to unlearn an incorrect fact? An explanation, with tips on rewiring your brain from Scientific American.
• In a study on decision making, ant colonies are seemingly better at making rational choices in tough situations than humans.
• An op-ed in the Boston Globe criticizing comment forums provokes comments that unwittingly and ironically prove the writer’s point.
• Can I pay my rent in cacao beans? A look at bartering in changing economic times, via Economies in Cultural Perspective.
• An extensive collection of articles on body language and communication, with a hat tip to Catherine Morris.
• For your trip abroad this summer, a travel etiquette site explains local customs and traditions, thanks to Lifehacker.
• The overconfidence effect and the cellphoning driver: Test how distracted you are with this game.
• How to use psychological distance to spur your creativity.
• More proof that we are clueless about ourselves: a study shows we can read others’ body language, not our own, from Bob Sutton.
• The dynamics of race, gender, and sexual orientation in the law school classroom as students evaluate professors, via The Situationist.
• Surprise, surprise - personal connections improve sale, reports Science Daily.
• World’s oldest man attributes longevity to moderation, being nice.
• Mediator Amanda Bucklow reveals a sweet settlement technique.
• From We’re Only Human - the moral meaning of black and white: results of a recent study using a version of the Stroop test.
• The angel and devil on your shoulder: avoid mistakes by pausing before responding, to give your prefrontal cortex time to subdue your amygdala, via Trust Matters.
• Thought-provoking discussion of cognition, perception, and culture, and their implications for dispute resolution at MediAsian.

Full post as published by Online Guide to Mediation on July 27, 2009 (boomark / email).