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It is not Just About the Law

The other day (March 3, 2008, p. 6) the Los Angeles Daily Journal carried an article by Robert A. Steinberg (a mediator with ADR Services) entitled “Mediation Requires Deal Makers, Not Decision Makers.” His theme is that “mediation is a facilitated negotiation.” (Emphasis original.) As Mr. Steinberg explains, “negotiations develop [Read More]

By Phyllis Pollack|March 7th, 2008|News articles|

Heuristics

Recently, Newsweek published an article entitled “Less (Information) Is More” by Wray Herbert. The thesis is that “. . . most people think too much before they make important decisions.” According to psychologist Gerd Gigerenzer of the Max Planck Institute in Germany, there is much evidence to suggest that we [Read More]