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It’s All About that Clause, ‘bout that Clause
February 16, 2015
All of the foregoing attributes of arbitration, however, can only be achieved if the arbitration clause is properly drafted...
February 16, 2015
All of the foregoing attributes of arbitration, however, can only be achieved if the arbitration clause is properly drafted...
F=T(Q+I)
February 16, 2015
whereby F=The Future, T=Trust, Q=Quality and I=Information The Future of mediation hangs on several factors. Probably the most important is Trust. If mediation is not widely trusted by users, it has a mediocre future. This is simply because mediation depends on the parties, who usually do not trust each other, fully trusting the mediator and the mediation process. Unfortunately, mediation appears to stand some way down the trust stakes. Low trust can be traced to the belief that...
February 16, 2015
whereby F=The Future, T=Trust, Q=Quality and I=Information The Future of mediation hangs on several factors. Probably the most important is Trust. If mediation is not widely trusted by users, it has a mediocre future. This is simply because mediation depends on the parties, who usually do not trust each other, fully trusting the mediator and the mediation process. Unfortunately, mediation appears to stand some way down the trust stakes. Low trust can be traced to the belief that...
The Mathematics of Love
February 15, 2015
Finding the right mate is no cakewalk — but is it even mathematically likely? In a charming talk, mathematician Hannah...
February 15, 2015
Finding the right mate is no cakewalk — but is it even mathematically likely? In a charming talk, mathematician Hannah...
Twitter Displays Its Value With Instant Timeline for New Users
February 15, 2015
The instant timeline entered public testing last week, and I had the chance to try it. While the feature doesn’t solve...
February 15, 2015
The instant timeline entered public testing last week, and I had the chance to try it. While the feature doesn’t solve...
Sacred DR Stories
February 15, 2015
Let’s begin with a story from the Torah. Exodus 18 tells the story of Moses and his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. When Jethro visits his son-in-law in the Sinai wilderness, he discovers that Moses is spending entire days and nights trying to settle disputes among the people of Israel. Jethro tells Moses that what he’s doing is not good; that he’s going to wear himself out. Get help, Jethro says. Moses listens to his father-in-law and appoints “able men from all Israel”...
February 15, 2015
Let’s begin with a story from the Torah. Exodus 18 tells the story of Moses and his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. When Jethro visits his son-in-law in the Sinai wilderness, he discovers that Moses is spending entire days and nights trying to settle disputes among the people of Israel. Jethro tells Moses that what he’s doing is not good; that he’s going to wear himself out. Get help, Jethro says. Moses listens to his father-in-law and appoints “able men from all Israel”...
Hamline and William Mitchell Law Schools to Merge
February 14, 2015
Today’s big law school news is the merger of Hamline and William Mitchell Law Schools into the Mitchell/Hamline School of Law to be located on Mitchell’s St. Paul campus. This is of particular interest to us here because of Hamline’s strong ADR program with wonderful faculty who are good friends. In the true win-win nature of negotiation (sorry John for bringing up the old paradigm) this seems like one of those situations. Even though William Mitchell’s dean “acknowledged that combining...
February 14, 2015
Today’s big law school news is the merger of Hamline and William Mitchell Law Schools into the Mitchell/Hamline School of Law to be located on Mitchell’s St. Paul campus. This is of particular interest to us here because of Hamline’s strong ADR program with wonderful faculty who are good friends. In the true win-win nature of negotiation (sorry John for bringing up the old paradigm) this seems like one of those situations. Even though William Mitchell’s dean “acknowledged that combining...
Lex Machina Launches Legal Analytics for Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Trials Data
February 14, 2015
Legal Analytics® creator Lex Machina announced today the integration of Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) data into its platform....
February 14, 2015
Legal Analytics® creator Lex Machina announced today the integration of Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) data into its platform....
Uber Opening Robotics Research Facility To Build Self-Driving Cars
February 14, 2015
Driver-on-demand service Uber is building a robotics research lab in Pittsburgh, PA to “kickstart autonomous taxi fleet development,” sources close to the decision have confirmed to TechCrunch. They say the company has hired talent from Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute, including lead engineering and commercialization experts. No one at Carnegie Mellon or Uber agreed to discuss the deal on the record but an announcement should be forthcoming. Update: Uber published a blog...
February 14, 2015
Driver-on-demand service Uber is building a robotics research lab in Pittsburgh, PA to “kickstart autonomous taxi fleet development,” sources close to the decision have confirmed to TechCrunch. They say the company has hired talent from Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute, including lead engineering and commercialization experts. No one at Carnegie Mellon or Uber agreed to discuss the deal on the record but an announcement should be forthcoming. Update: Uber published a blog...
New Book From Great Negotiator William Ury
February 13, 2015
I am sure many of you have read Getting To Yes, Getting Past No, and Beyond Reason from the brilliant people who started...
February 13, 2015
I am sure many of you have read Getting To Yes, Getting Past No, and Beyond Reason from the brilliant people who started...
Friends Negotiation Tips
February 13, 2015
Now that all of the episodes of Friends have been released on Netflix, I am really enjoying watching them with my kids. Still very funny. And, apparently, filled with good negotiation advice on team negotiations. Hat tip to the Program on Negotiation for tracking how the cast successfully negotiated their last two seasons of $1 million per episode per cast member. Lessons can be found here.
February 13, 2015
Now that all of the episodes of Friends have been released on Netflix, I am really enjoying watching them with my kids. Still very funny. And, apparently, filled with good negotiation advice on team negotiations. Hat tip to the Program on Negotiation for tracking how the cast successfully negotiated their last two seasons of $1 million per episode per cast member. Lessons can be found here.
