Mediation Resource Articles
 from Ike's Resource Binder

Articles by Ike Lasater (with others):
Many available online and downloadable as pdf documents:
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Becoming_a_Better_Mediator_by_Mediating_Your_Inner_Dialogue_(final).pdf |
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| | 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] |
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The_Three-Chair_Model_for_Learning_NVC_Mediation_-_Developing_Capacity_for_Mindful_Presence,_Connection,_and_Skill_with_NVC.pdf |
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| | 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. |
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Skill_Building_and_Personal_Growth_-_Through_NVC_Mediation_Triad_Practice.pdf |
70.76 KB |
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What_is_NVC_Mediation?_-_A_Powerful_Model_for_Healing_and_Reconciling_Conflict_.pdf |
103.63 KB |
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The_Origin_and_Resolution_of_Conflict.pdf |
94.36 KB |
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Group_Decision_Making_-_A_Nonviolent_Communication_Perspective.pdf |
107.07 KB |
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The_Future_of_NVC_Mediation-Where_We_Have_Been,_Where_We_Are,_Where_We_Might_Go.pdf |
97.29 KB |
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Using_NVC_to_Make_a_Living_Doing_NVC.pdf |
80.31 KB |
| | All by Ike Lasater with Julie Stiles, Oct 2009. [pdf only] |
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NVC Conflict Coaching by Ike Lasater with Julie Stiles. Posted at cnvc.org on July 1st, 2008.
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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True Nature (or Ode to Jackal) poem by Lana Holstein
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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]
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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]
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Gifts_of_Wisdom.pdf |
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| | “Gifts of Wisdom: An Interview with Dr. Edward T. Hall” [pdf only] from The Edge, 1998, Vol. 1(3) |
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“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
“The Neuroscience of Leadership” by David Rock and Jeffery Schwartz in strategy+business, Summer 2006
“Buried Prejudice: The Bigot in Your Brain” in Scientific American, May 1, 2008 by Siri Carpenter

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Taking_Time_for_Empathy.pdf |
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| | “Taking Time for Empathy” [pdf only] by Pauline W. Chen, M.D. in The New York Times, September 26, 2008 |
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“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

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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 |
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“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]

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Newnewgridalts.pdf |
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| | “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 |
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“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:

 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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