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MWI ROUNDTABLE SERIES The MWI Roundtable is an open discussion group where
practitioners can explore topics related to mediation, negotiation, and dispute
resolution. The MWI Roundtable meets periodically and offers an opportunity for
practitioners to explore the theoretical aspects of their practice and provides
a social opportunity to meet and explore ideas together.
Those attending the roundtable are encouraged to suggest topics for
discussion and help organize a MWI Roundtable.
REGISTRATION AND COST
The MWI Roundtable is free for all MWI mediators and
participants of MWI training programs.
All
other participants are asked to make a tax-deductible contribution to Mediation
Works Incorporated, a non-profit organization. RSVP is required for all
MWI Roundtables via email to <jhoch@mwi.org>
or phone 617-973-9739 x23.
2009-2010 MWI Roundtable Calendar (click a
date below for more information)
LOCATION / TIMES
MWI Roundtables are held at:
Mediation Works Incorporated
4 Faneuil Hall - Fourth Floor
Boston, MA 02109
driving
directions
MWI Roundtables start with social meeting time for 30 minutes followed by a
two hour program. For more information, please contact Josh Hoch at
617-973-9739 x23 or jhoch@mwi.org.
September 11, 2009
“Communication 2.0”
Social Time - 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM
Presentation - 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Presenter: Stephen Frenkel
Intended Audience: MWI Court and Divorce Panel Members
Whether it is email, blog, public forum, Friendster, twitter, text message or
IM, these new communication tools are just that – tools that may or may not be
appropriate depending on the circumstance, parties involved and the goals of the
communicator. Yet too many of us default to one over the others, or even utilize
some tools only to regret it later. Join Stephen Frenkel, MWI Director of
Negotiation Programs, for a discussion about the dangers and risks, as well as
the benefits, of communicating through technology. Stephen will discuss the need
to be strategic in your choice of communication tools and will discuss methods
to help you recognize the benefits and risks of each tool as well as how to
maximize your efficiency, effectiveness and message clarity when communicating
through technology.
October 20, 2009
"An Introduction to Non Violent Communication"
Social Time - 5:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Presentation - 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Presenter: Scott Loring
Intended Audience: MWI Court and Divorce Panel Members
Nonviolent Communication (NVC), developed by Marshall Rosenberg and practiced
world-wide, is a communication style that examines the unmet needs behind what
we say or do. The process transforms relationships with others and with one’s
self. Sometimes referred to as “compassionate communication”, NVC fosters
respect, attentiveness and empathy, and engenders a mutual desire to give from
the heart. The form is simple, yet powerfully transformative.
Using NVC in your mediation practice can help to make mediations less positional
and more interest based. The NVC formula uses careful observations to eliminate
judgments, providing an effective language of neutrality for mediating a wide
range of disputes. Join us to learn more about NVC and for discussion lead by
Scott Loring.
November 17, 2009
"Using Non Violent Communication in Mediation and in Life"
Social Time - 5:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Presentation - 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Presenter: Scott Loring
Intended Audience: MWI Mediators who have participate in a previous NVC
Roundtable
This roundtable will build on the concepts of NVC introduced in the
"Introduction to NVC workshop". We will use this workshop to give you hands on
practice to use NVC in role-plays and to work on real life dilemmas. Bring your
workbook from the first workshop and your real life experience. We will examine
the challenges of reframing of interests or giving empathy to those you don't
agree with. We will be doing some interactive exercises that will let you
experience what it feels like to receive and give genuine empathy.
February 5, 2010
"Examining Best Practices – Reviewing a Video of a Live Mediation"
Intended Audience: MWI Mediators
Social Time from 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Presentation from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Presenter: Chuck Doran
Roundtable Description: In May 2009, MWI's Executive Director, Chuck Doran,
presented at the Mediation Pedagogy Conference held at the Program on
Negotiation at Harvard Law School. Chuck was part of a panel that reviewed a
live mediation that featured him as the mediator at Quincy District Court in
April 2009. As outlined on the PON website, "the conference (brought) together
academics and professional trainers of mediation to discuss teaching the skills
and concepts of mediation to a variety of professional and disciplinary
audiences. Our goal is to question pedagogical assumptions, share our
experiences, and learn from each other." MWI's roundtable with Chuck Doran has
the same goal - to examine a video of a live mediation in order to question our
assumptions about best practices and develop our capacity to mediate more
effectively.
March 12, 2010
"An Open Discussion about Mediating in Court"
Discussion: 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Facilitator: Josh Hoch
Intended Audience: MWI Court Mediators
Roundtable Discussion: This roundtable is dedicated to mediators meeting other
mediators followed by an open discussion about court mediation experiences and
questions. Mediators should come ready to meet someone new and with stories to
share or questions to ask. While no formal presentation will take place, Josh
will be on hand to answer questions and facilitate discussion. Sandwiches, chips
and drink will be provided.
April 7, 2010
“Dealing with Difficult Negotiators and Tactics”
Social Time - 5:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Presentation - 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Presenter: Stephen Frenkel
Difficult negotiators and tactics tend to “knock negotiators off balance” and
often cause us to abandon our attempts at “principled” or “interest-based”
negotiations. Join Stephen Frenkel, MWI Director of Negotiation Programs, for an
evening discussion about how to deal with the challenges difficult negotiators
and tactics present. Drawing on negotiation theory as well as personal and
professional experience, Stephen will lead a discussion about what makes certain
negotiators and tactics difficult to deal with, what those challenges do to us
in our attempts to be collaborative negotiators, as well as how we can address
those challenges in a way that gets us what we need without sacrificing our
commitment to collaboration or our relationships in general.
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