I have just found an interesting 2-part article titled Transformative Mediation for Money-Based Disputes? Yep. Its authors talk about three phenomena that lead potential participants to believe mistakenly that transformative mediation is not appropriate for that kind of cases.
1) This case is simply about the bottom line – it’s not about anyone feeling weak and self-absorbed – it’s just about both sides trying to get the best deal.
2) There ARE a lot of reasons these parties are fighting that go beyond the bottom line.
3) The lawyers simply won’t be comfortable with the transformative approach.
To read the first part of the article click here – and to read the second part click here
I think it would very useful if some mediators who practice transformative mediation would participate in a Virtual Mediation Lab simulation, to demonstrate to other mediators not only the benefits of their method, but also how exactly it works.
