On October 27, 2022 CRA Hawaii member Giuseppe Leone interviewed via Zoom Dan Simon, an expert in Transformative Mediation and co-author with Tara West of the book “Self-Determination In Mediation – The Art and Science Of Mirror And Lights”.
During that 10-min interview, which you can watch here – https://youtu.be/czOpTSrhHxE – Giuseppe asked him:
> What makes Transformative Mediation unique, different from other mediation methods?
> What does the “Science” of Transformative Mediation suggest or prove?
> How can a mediator attain “Art”?
> What are the key takeaways of that book?
> Who will benefit by reading it?
SEEING IS BELIEVING
If you are interested to see how Transformative Mediation works in practice, you can find on YouTube the following videos/simulations:
1 – “Transformative Mediation in Action – Workplace Discrimination Case Example”. In that simulation Dan Simon plays the mediator’s role https://youtu.be/Cq0upTnMbVc
2 – A 2-part “Purple House Conversations” with Baruch R. Bush – https://youtu.be/E3KJY1_ZzWs and https://youtu.be/l5IZTIixtQk
3 – An excellent 90-min NJAPM (New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators) webinar titled “Facilitative and Transformative Mediators” showing two different mediators applying two different mediation methods (facilitative and transformative) to the same divorce case, with the same parties. More importantly, at the end of those two simulations both parties shared their response to either mediation method. In other words, did they feel and think differently? And if so, what was the main cause of that difference? Was it the mediation method of each mediator? Or was that mediator’s experience, skills and personal qualities? Or a bit of both? https://youtu.be/eb4RbHGSZW4
After you watch those simulations, please let Giuseppe know – mediationskills@gmail.com – if and why your view on transformative mediation and parties’ self-determination has changed. That way, we can all keep learning something new from one another. Thank you as always, Giuseppe, for your contributions in helping educate us on various mediation methods, including Transformative Mediation.
