ADR2 | Breaking Through Impasse to Reach a Constructive Solution to Conflict

  • Session Number: ADR2
Wednesday, August 18, 2021: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Speaker(s)

Presenter
Kayla Mack
Commissioner, Mediator, Trainer
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Presenter
Tom Melancon
Strategy Officer, Office of Strategy & Development, Division of Agency Initiatives
Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service

Description

What do you do when the chances of resolving a dispute seem to grow farther and farther away? What are proven practices that allow you as a facilitator, mediator, or advocate to break the impasse logjam and move the parties closer to resolution? Using a highly interactive approach, participants will share their collective wisdom with each other regarding strategies they have successfully used when all hope for settlement seemed lost. Mr. Melancon and Ms. Mack will also reveal impasse-breaking strategies they have gathered from the ADR field, personal experience, and an extensive review of research in the area of impasse.


Track(s)


Learning Objectives

-Understand the effect that perceived impasse has on parties involved in ADR processes
-Participate in exercises that provide interactive ways for attendees to share their knowledge of impasse-breaking techniques and tactics
-Gain a toolbox of both tried and true and innovative techniques


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