The non-profit Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center hosts a free talk on September 17 as part of their “Finding Solutions, Growing Peace” Brown Bag Lunch Series. Talks are Third Thursdays from 12 noon to 1 pm in the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney at 655 Kilauea Avenue in Hilo. This month’s speaker is Diane Petropulos on the topic “The Cost of Conflict: How to Calculate its Impact on Your Workplace.” “Unmanaged conflict is the largest reducible cost in organizations today, and the least recognized,” states author Daniel Dana in Prevention and Early Resolution of Workplace Conflict. “Learn about the financial cost of conflict and the formulas for calculating its impact in your workplace,” said Petropulos. “Consider the potential for turning destructive conflict into constructive problem-solving.” Diane Petropulos, M.A., is a principal in ADRinACTION, offering mediation, facilitation, and training services in the areas of mediation and workplace conflict. She has developed and conducted workshops and trainings throughout Hawai‘i, and is a former lecturer at the master’s level in the Human Resource Management Program at UH-Manoa. She has mediated hundreds of court cases for Maui Mediation Services, and serves on their board. Ku‘ikahi’s Brown Bag Lunch Series is free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own lunch, enjoy an informal and educational talk-story session, and meet others interested in “Finding Solutions, Growing Peace.” This lunch-and-learn series is made possible thanks in part to funding from the Atherton Family Foundation. For more information, contact Ku‘ikahi Program Coordinator Gail Takaki at 935-7844 x 9 or gail@hawaiimediation.org
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Ceeds of Peace workshops bring together community members, parents, families, teachers, school support staff and administrators to gain skills in supporting children and youth to be leaders in effective peacebuilding. Their upcoming 3-part Workshop Series will take place on Oahu and the Big Island from September 12, 2015 to January 23, 2016. For more information on the workshops agenda, speakers, and how to register click here Ceeds of Peace is a project sponsored by ACR Hawaii.
As we face increased public scrutiny of the Compact of Free Association, and a rise in incidents of discrimination against Micronesians in Hawaii, it is time to re-consider our COFA agreement from both sides of the relationship. While popular discourse dwells on the “free association” clause of the Compact, on this Peace Day/Constitution Day, we will examine the contributions and sacrifices of the entire Micronesian region and what they mean to the US military security. This event is co-sponsored by the Matsunaga Institute for Peace and the William S. Richardson School of Law When and Where Thursday, September 17, 2015 • 3:30 – 4 pm reception • 4 – 5:00 pm talk William S. Richardson School of Law, Classroom 2 FLYER To view and print the flyer click here
This Free webinar is organized by ADRHub.com Werner Institute in collaboration with the International Section of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR). The presenters – Gail Ervin and Prabha Sankaranarayan – will discuss what it is to bridge from being mediators to peacebuilders through elicitive practice, using trauma informed principles, appreciative inquiry and mediation techniques to transform local capacities for peace in a range of contexts, from government institutions and universities, among tribal leaders and citizens, and in the practice of civil society organizations, to our practices at home. Gail Ervin is Principal of the Ervin Consulting Group and is Co-Team Leader for the Mediators Beyond Borders Kenya Initiative. Prabha Sankaranarayan is the President and CEO of Mediators Beyond Borders, an international non-governmental organization whose mission is to build local skills for peace and promote mediation worldwide. When: Tuesday, August 18, 2015 – 1-2pm EST (7-8am Hawaii Time) FREE Admission – To sign up click here
If you are a member of ACR (National) Workplace Section, you can participate in “Towards a Strategic Approach to Organizational Conflict Management”, a Free teleseminar that will be held August 31, 2015 at 1:00pm Eastern Time (7:00am Hawaii Time). The session will examine the role that strategy plays in the organizational adoption of conflict management practices and systems. Using data from U.S. Fortune 1000 firms, Ariel Avgar, an Associate Professor and Associate Dean at the School of Labor and Employment Relations at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will present evidence on the link between strategy and conflict management, and address its implications for scholarship and practice. For more information click here
ACR (National) is seeking nominations for four awards designed to recognize colleagues and organizations for superior performance in, and outstanding contributions made to, the field of alternative dispute resolution. The awards are the Mary Parker Follett Award, the John Haynes Distinguished Mediator Award, the Peacemaker Award and the Sharon M. Pickett Award. The awards will be presented at ACR’s 2015 Annual Conference in Reno, Nevada, October 7-10, 2015. Nominations are due by August 14, 2015 at 9:00 pm Eastern Time For more information and to submit a nomination click here
If you are a member of the ACR (National) Workplace Section, you can participate in “Getting Past Impasses During the Coaching Process”, a Free teleseminar which will take place Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at 12:00pm – 1:00pm Eastern Time. Encountering what appears to be an impasse during a coaching session is a common phenomenon. An opportunity presents itself to explore what blocks represent and what helps to get over or under them, whether it is your client or you who experiences them. During this teleseminar, three experienced coaches – Robin Amadei, Cindy Mazur and Anita Shilton – will answer a series of questions about what sorts of things create impasses for clients and coaches and the techniques they use to manage situations of this nature. For more information click here
Ku‘ikahi’s Brown Bag Lunch Series is free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own lunch, enjoy an informal and educational talk-story session, and meet others interested in “Finding Solutions, Growing Peace.” This month’s topic is “Foreclosure Mediation: Helping Borrowers and Lenders Work it Out” with Ku‘ikahi Foreclosure Dispute Resolution Specialist Brian Nussbaum. Attendees will learn: What exactly is foreclosure mediation – or just plain mediation for that matter? How does mediation help homeowners? How does mediation help lending institutions? Why did the Hawaii State Supreme Court order a Foreclosure Mediation Program in the Third Circuit ((Hawaii Island)? When and Where Thursday, July 23, 2015 – from 12:00pm to 1:00pm Home Street Bank – 111 Aupuni Street – Hilo HI 96720 For more information and to sign up view/print the event flyer
If you are a member of ACR (National) Family Section, you can participate in “Family Mediation and Domestic Violence: The use of family mediation and the resolution of post-separation parenting within a history of family violence”, a free teleseminar presented by Jon Graham. The presence of family violence is likely to create power differentials that make mediation more challenging. The misuse of power and control within intimate partner relationships can make any negotiation of future parenting arrangements impossible. The challenge we mediators face is that standard dispute resolution models struggle to manage the specific challenges of both resolution of disputed issues and working with the highly complex families. This teleconference will begin to draw together theory and practice models from Australia and North America that prioritize family safety in complex cases. Theory will be outlined and case examples provided of models for ensuring safer post-separation family mediation processes. Speaker: Jon Graham, LLB, BA (Psych), VGrand Dip, FDR (Australia) Jon Graham is a Registered Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner (Family Mediator) based in Sydney Australia. Jon has qualifications in law, psychology and commerce as well as post-graduate qualifications in family mediation. Jon combines over 20 years of clinical experience with families affected by separation and divorce with a substantial training calendar. Teleconference Date: Monday, July 13, 2015 Time: 12:00-1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (6:00am-7:00am Hawaii Time) Call-in Number: (605) 562-3140 Access code: 474131
The Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center is pleased to host the seminar “Effective Group Decision Making” with Dr. Randy Hirokawa. Participants will: Explore what influences group decision making, how groups make “bad” decisions, and how meetings contribute to faulty group decision making Learn how to make effective decisions in one’s own group and six rules for running successful meetings Have a chance to assess past group decision making experience and engage in a hands-on exercise in group decision making Presenter Dr. Randy Hirokawa is Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo. Dr. Hirokawa is known widely for his expertise in the area of small group communication and decision-making effectiveness. His scholarship has contributed to the development of a theory called the “functional perspective,” which has been identified as one of the three most influential theories of small group communication. Two of Dr. Hirokawa’s books are among the most widely-used advanced group communication textbooks at universities across the country and world-wide. When and Where July 10, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo in UCB Room 12. Tuition $125, including training materials, breakfast, and lunch. Group discounts are available. How to Register Contact Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center Program Coordinator Gail Takaki at (808) 935-7844 x 9 or gail@hawaiimediation.org