My colleague, Ilhyung Lee, pointed me to another graduation speech highlighting the importance of generally listening respectfully to and engaging with people we disagree with. He sent me a link to a speech by University of Chicago Law Professor Tom Ginsburg, entitled “Conversation and Democracy.” I had cited Bret Stephen’s speech and Jen Reynolds linked … Continue reading What We Do Is So Important
As those of you who were in Las Vegas for the ABA Conference know, the 2023 Frank E. A. Sander Award for Innovation in Dispute Resolution went to the House Select Committee on Modernization of Congress. Named for long-time Harvard Law School professor Frank Sander, the Frank E.A. Sander Innovation in ADR Award was established to recognize … Continue reading Sander Award Winners – Bipartisanship and Reform in Congress
Indisputably contributors Andrea Schneider, Sarah Cole, and I are at it again beginning work on Discussions in Dispute Resolution: The Next Generation, the 2nd book in the Discussions in Dispute Resolution series (order the first one here or here). The book will be a commentary on 16 essential ADR articles for the years 2000-2009, and … Continue reading Discussions in Dispute Resolution: The Next Generation
New York Times columnist Bret Stephens was the commencement speaker at the University of Chicago, and he published his speech, Go Forth and Argue. Arguing may seem like the antithesis of negotiation and mediation. But it’s not – at least not if we sincerely listen to others with differing views, are open to reconsidering our … Continue reading Go Forth and Argue
The word of the month for June is NPT, which stands for “non-promotable task.” I have just finished reading The No Club: Putting a Stop to Women’s Dead-End Work (2022), by Linda Babcock, Brenda Peyser, Lise Vesterlund, and Laurie Weingart. The starting point of the book is a group of women who start meeting to … Continue reading June: NPT
Carrie Menkel-Meadow (UC-Irvine) has asked us to post the following letter/message regarding the Negotiation Journal at Harvard’s PON. Kind of ironic in light of Harvard’s # 1 ranking in the USNews ADR Specialty Rankings. Dear Colleagues and Friends: It was so good to see so many of you in person at ABA-DR Annual Meeting in … Continue reading The Negotiation Journal at Harvard is in REAL Danger
Readers might recall my post about the exchange between U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Rep. Greg Murphy during the annual trade policy agenda hearing a few weeks back where Rep. Murphy said he thought Ambassador Tai was “too nice” to be a good negotiator for the United States. As a follow-up to the commentary on … Continue reading Nice v. Tough–One More Take
Jen Robbennolt, Jessie Bregant, and Verity Winship have been commenting on the Fox/Dominion settlement, linking it to their recent work on how the public perceives and understands settlement. They suggest that for all that is notable about the settlement, including the record-breaking dollar amount, its non-acknowledgement acknowledgement, and its implications for media and democracy, public … Continue reading Robbennolt, Bregant, and Winship on the Fox/Dominion Settlement
This year the USNews rankings came out with little fanfare, or the fanfare was that they were on the cusp of being released and then weren’t for 6 weeks or more as they corrected their data. And once they did come out, it seemed that no one noticed. But others did notice, most notably Tax … Continue reading 2024 USNews ADR Specialty Rankings
In the category of “funny/cute stories about ChatGPT,” two offerings: First, you may enjoy this article by Maxwell Strachan, “I Asked ChatGPT to Control My Life, and It Immediately Fell Apart.” The article begins: Within minutes of my decision to hand my life over to AI, ChatGPT suggested that, if able, I should go outside … Continue reading Yet Another ChatGPT Post