RE: Pleasures
January 4, 2018 at 1:28 pm
(This post was last modified: January 4, 2018 at 1:46 pm by Kernel Sohcahtoa.)
(January 4, 2018 at 4:15 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:(January 4, 2018 at 3:03 am)Kernel Sohcahtoa Wrote: The mediation training session that I attended during January 2015 definitely ranks high up on my list of pleasurable activities. During this event, I was in the company of people who actually cared about helping people constructively manage their differences: outside of this kind of an environment, I'm usually the lone ranger when it comes to stuff like this, so it was great to have this experience and meet other peacemakers.
I find the pleasure you clearly get from math to be strange. Not trying to be a jerk, but I guess I'm letting my simpleton show?
Mediation is cool when the parties involved are invested in it, but truth be told, I find it hard to incentivize them who aren't.
I concur that mediation can only be successful if the parties are willing to participate. In addition, it is also essential that the mediator has full authority and control over the mediation process (if the mediator's strings are being pulled by some other party who is only interested in satisfying his or her agenda and/or doesn't care about the conflict resolution process, then IMO, the mediation process will be hindered) and has no vested interest in the outcome and is dedicated to guiding the parties through the conflict resolution/mediation process: IMO, any direction should really come through the usage of questions that our ultimately geared toward helping the parties take ownership of their conflict and its resolution.
P.S. Out of curiosity, have you ever been a mediator, Thump?
