Originally from Alternatives to the High Cost of Litigation

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All professional mediators inevitably use technology these days. Indeed, they use it more than they realize. And, with the accelerating rate of technological developments, they generally will use it a lot more in the future.

But it’s not easy to incorporate technological developments into daily practice and keep up with the rapid pace of change. Part of the challenge is that mediators have their own unique complex practice systems that they aren’t fully conscious of. And technology is integrated throughout their systems.

This article discusses these issues, incorporating practitioners’ input from a virtual program, “How Mediators and Related Neutrals Can Optimize Tech Resources in Their Real Practice Systems,” on June 12, 2024, organized by the Technology and Mediation Committees of the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution.