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Mediation Resource Articles

from Ike's Resource Binder


Articles by Ike Lasater (with others):

Many available online and downloadable as pdf documents:

Becoming_a_Better_Mediator_by_Mediating_Your_Inner_Dialogue_(final).pdf    135.53 KB
 Written by Ike Lasater and John Kinyon with Julie Stiles, February 2009, for presentation at 9:45-11:15 a.m., April 17, 2009, at the The American Bar Association 11th Annual Spring Conference for the Section of Dispute Resolution ADR: Building Bridges to a Better Society. Held at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers, New York City, NY. [pdf only]
The_Three-Chair_Model_for_Learning_NVC_Mediation_-_Developing_Capacity_for_Mindful_Presence,_Connection,_and_Skill_with_NVC.pdf    88.48 KB
 The Three-Chair Model for Learning NVC Mediation: Developing Capacity for Mindful Presence, Connection, and Skill with NVC by Ike Lasater and John Kinyon with Julie Stiles, Oct 2009.
Skill_Building_and_Personal_Growth_-_Through_NVC_Mediation_Triad_Practice.pdf    70.76 KB
What_is_NVC_Mediation?_-_A_Powerful_Model_for_Healing_and_Reconciling_Conflict_.pdf    103.63 KB
The_Origin_and_Resolution_of_Conflict.pdf    94.36 KB
Group_Decision_Making_-_A_Nonviolent_Communication_Perspective.pdf    107.07 KB
The_Future_of_NVC_Mediation-Where_We_Have_Been,_Where_We_Are,_Where_We_Might_Go.pdf    97.29 KB
Using_NVC_to_Make_a_Living_Doing_NVC.pdf    80.31 KB
 All by Ike Lasater with Julie Stiles, Oct 2009. [pdf only]


NVC Conflict Coaching by Ike Lasater with Julie Stiles. Posted at cnvc.org on July 1st, 2008.
Conflict_Coaching_on_CNVC_site.pdf    296.20 KB

Working with Enemy Images: Before and During Mediations, by Ike Lasater and Julie Stiles. Article published at Mediate.com in May, 2006

Accreted Mediation: Building Clarity and Connection, by Ike Lasater and Julie Stiles. Article published at Mediate.com in February, 2006

Working with One Party: A Nonviolent Communication (NVC) Approach to Family Conflicts, by Ike Lasater and Julie Stiles. Article published at Mediate.com in January, 2006

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Many of these links go to external sites. Words That Work does not support or necessarily agree with all the content of these external sites. These links are provided for your amusement, consideration and potential benefit.
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Dilbert Cartoon - “spirit of cooperation” [image only]

Commitment” excerpt from The Scottish Himalayan Expedition (1951) by W. H. Murray

How Military Specifications Live Forever: Or There is Nothing New Under the Sun [with external commentary]

The Amazing Universe Song” by Monty Python, The Meaning of Life

“It's Hard to be Humble” by Mac Davis [YouTube, lyrics, play song]

Excerpt from When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön

True Nature (or Ode to Jackal) poem by Lana Holstein
True_Nature.pdf    38.88 KB

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Inspiration from Carl Rogers
(for more information see list of articles and about Carl Rogers)

Personal Thoughts on Teaching and Learning” by Carl Rogers, Merrill-Palmer Quarterly 3 (1957): 241-243. Also published in The Carl Rogers Reader. Ed. Howard Kirschenbaum and Valerie Land Henderson. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1989. [with external commentary]

Some Hypotheses Regarding the Facilitation of Personal Growth” by Carl Rogers (Rogers, Carl R. “Becoming a Person” in Healing, Human and Divine, Ed. S. Doniger. New York: Association Press, 1957. Reprinted from “Becoming a Person,” Oberlin College, Nellie Heldt Lecture Series, Oberlin, Ohio: Oberlin Printing Co. 1954.) [.doc from CenterforthePerson.org]
My_Way_of_Facilitating_a_Group.pdf    124.58 KB
 “My Way of Facilitating a Group” [pdf only] by Carl Rogers, Center for Studies of the Person, La Jolla, CA

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Positive Deviance definition and in action, Positive Deviant, based on an interview with Fast Company, David Dorsey writes about Jerry Sternin's work in Vietnam and outlines ‘steps toward adopting positive deviance as your change program.’

“Nonverbal Communication for Educators” by Edward T. Hall and Mildred Reed Hall, Theory into Practice, Vol. 16, No. 3, Nonverbal (Jun., 1977), pp. 141-144 (article consists of 4 pages) Published by: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (Taylor & Francis Group) [not available currently]

Gifts_of_Wisdom.pdf    270.23 KB
 “Gifts of Wisdom: An Interview with Dr. Edward T. Hall” [pdf only] from The Edge, 1998, Vol. 1(3)

Forgiveness Math: Evolution in our Dog-eat-dog World, should Have Made Short Work of Unselfish Behavior.” By Thomas A. Bass in Discover, May 1993
Forgiveness_Math.pdf    327.90 KB

The Neuroscience of Leadership” by David Rock and Jeffery Schwartz in strategy+business, Summer 2006
The_Neuroscience_of_Leadership.pdf    199.82 KB

Buried Prejudice: The Bigot in Your Brain” in Scientific American, May 1, 2008 by Siri Carpenter
Buried_Prejudice.pdf    127.89 KB
Taking_Time_for_Empathy.pdf    101.96 KB
 “Taking Time for Empathy” [pdf only] by Pauline W. Chen, M.D. in The New York Times, September 26, 2008

Missed Opportunities for Interval Empathy in Lung Cancer Communication” by Diane S. Morse, MD; Elizabeth A. Edwardsen, MD; and Howard S. Gordon, MD in Archives of Internal Medicine, Vol. 168, No. 17, September 22, 2008
Missed_Opportunities.pdf    70.08 KB
Mediator_Qualifications_Forum_Invitation_(5-5-08).pdf    315.98 KB
 “Opportunity to Provide Preliminary Input on the Development of Qualification Standards for Mediators Serving in Court-Connected Mediation Programs for Civil Cases – Public Forums May 23, June 2, and June 4” [pdf only] from Heather Anderson and Alan Wiener, May 6, 2008

“Effective Mediation: Practical Advice for Litigators on Both Sides on How to Prepare for Mediation and Improve Odd for a Successful Experience” by Yaroslav Sochynsky in San Francisco Attorney, August/September 1999 [not  available currently]

Newnewgridalts.pdf    149.42 KB
 “Replacing the Mediator Orientation Grids, Again: The New New Grid System” [pdf only] by Leonard L. Riskin in Alternatives to the High Cost of Litigation Vol. 23, No. 8, September 2005

Decisionmaking in Mediation: The New Old Grid and the New New Grid System” [pdf* This is a large file; expect it to take some time to open] by Leonard L. Riskin in Notre Dame Law Review, Vol. 79, No. 1, December 2003



NVC Mediation Handouts

These are the current versions of handouts that Ike is using in his workshops:
Mediation_handout_EFL_ver.pdf    109.71 KB
Handout.NVC_Mediation_Model.pdf    99.04 KB


Articles about our work and related fields

Nonviolent Communication in Sri Lanka. This article appeared in the local media after the author had attended a 10 day NVC training with Marshall Rosenberg.

BayNVC teaches feuding Afghan tribes the art of nonviolent communication. This article from “The Fillmore” (April 2002) presents John Kinyon and tells the tale of when John together with Ike Lasater did mediation and training with refugees in a camp in Pakistan.

Teaching Yoga: Speaking Your Mind with an Open Heart. By Judith and Ike Lasater. Published in Iyengar Yoga Institute Review, San Francisco. Winter 2004


A Summer Day

~ Mary Oliver (1992)


NVC Mediation Immersion Participant’s Manual

NVC Mediation Immersion Participant’s Manual [pdf* This is a large file; expect it to take some time to open]

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