Welcome and Introduction
- Speed Learning Round: 3 minute introductory presentations for the day
- sociodrama large group activity
Colleen Cattell, QC — Fitzpatrick & Company, West Vancouver
Avril Orloff — Graphic Recorder, Outside the Lines, Vancouver
Professor Sharon B. Sutherland — Faculty of Law at Allard Hall, University of BC, Vancouver
CONCURRENT SESSIONS #1 (choose 1)
Session A: Ethical and Practical Issues in Med/Arb
- recent trends in med/arb
- recent cases
- ethical issues—including caucus and confidential information
Carol W. Hickman, QC — Quay Law Centre, New Westminster
Session B: Collaboration in Competitive Culture
- how do we learn the skills to collaborate?
- making competitive norms explicit: examining childhood influences
- team-based learning (TBL) versus “team projects”
Kyra L. Hudson — Vancouver
Jim Sibley — Director, Centre for Instructional Support, University of BC, Vancouver
Session C: Self-Represented Litigants and ADR—Panel Discussion (AVAILABLE ONLINE)
- Julie Macfarlane’s groundbreaking National SRL Study (2013)
- how does ADR fit into the Access to Justice discussion?
- SRL’s in the mediation process
Facilitator: Colleen Cattell, QC — Fitzpatrick & Company, West Vancouver
Melina Buckley, PhD — Camp Fiorante Matthews Mogerman, Vancouver
Jennifer Muller
Networking Break
Conflict Management Coaching: Helping Our Clients Find Their Way Through Conflict
In this dynamic interview-style keynote, Cinnie Noble will share some things she has learned as a lawyer, certified coach, and mediator that eases the journey for people in conflict and those of us who work with them. She will discuss subjects such as:
- what clients don't always like to share with us
- the brain drain of conflict
- whose life is it, anyway?
Cinnie Noble — Cinergy Coaching, Toronto
Lunch
“The tribe has spoken”: Lessons in Conflict Resolution from Reality TV
- skilled negotiators and mediators on television
- learning from the “bad examples”
- cultural awareness and the impacts of reality television
Professor Sharon B. Sutherland — Faculty of Law at Allard Hall, University of BC, Vancouver
New and Hot “Must Reads” for Dispute Resolution Practitioners: Panel Discussion
CONCURRENT SESSIONS #2 (choose 1)
Session A: Conflict Coaching Workshop
The genesis of conflict management coaching (also known as conflict coaching)
- where this process fits within the dispute resolution field
- an overview of the CINERGY® model of conflict management coaching
- principles that form the foundation of this method
Cinnie Noble — Cinergy Coaching, Toronto
Session B: BC’s “Generations” of Mediators (AVAILABLE ONLINE)
This session will explore the findings of a recent survey of BC mediators which raises fascinating questions, including:
- can we define cohorts, or “generations”, of mediation practitioners and compare them in terms of early motivations, practice areas, and mediation activity?
- how could possible differences align with the major developments in BC’s mediation history?
- what can this information tell us about where the practice of mediation is heading in BC?
Kari D. Boyle — Mediate BC Society, Vancouver
Shawn Johnston — Health Employers Association of BC
Sterling J. Nelson — Vancouver
Paul Taberner — Vernon
Session C: Empowered and Embodied Leadership
Neuroscience has shown us that intelligence lies not just in the brain—intellectual approaches address only 1/3 of our brains. This session will explore how your three centres of intelligence guide your success in leadership, conscious communication, and influence during this highly interactive session.
- whole body intelligence and the three centres of intelligence: intellectual (mind); emotional (heart & mind); somatic (body)
- how body language supports your core message/non-verbal communication
- how to develop skills of cooperation, trust, and social intelligence
- how to stay grounded and centered in difficult situations and conversations
Carrie Gallant — Gallant Solutions Inc., Vancouver
Bettina Rothe — 5Rhythms & Embodied Leadership, Vancouver
Networking Break
CONCURRENT SESSIONS #3 (choose 1)
Session A: Emotion in Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) (AVAILABLE ONLINE)
- the importance of emotion in dispute resolution processes, and how it impacts the way we process and exchange information
- while computers and the Internet become increasingly popular tools for dispute resolution, humans still experience emotions—what are the emotional capacities of ODR?
- explore artificial intelligence systems as well as the fields of human-computer interaction and affective computing to suggest that ODR is capable of addressing emotion
Darin Thompson — Justice Services, Ministry of Justice, Victoria
Session B: Walkabout—New and Interesting Tools in the Toolbox
An opportunity to examine new products and ideas created by conflict resolution professionals
Gordon B. Sloan — ADR Education, Victoria
Wrap Up: Future Perspectives on the Practice—Panel Discussion
- where is the profession going?
- how much work is there?
- are there areas we can expand into?
- creative ways to use our skill sets
Facilitator: Cheryl L. Vickers — Chair, Property Assessment Appeal Board, Richmond
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Games Session/Wine & Cheese
Join us for an evening of collaborative games and fun! Games and support provided.