5 episodes
A Moment on Mediation... Harry Spurr
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- Society & Culture
In this regular series of super-short podcast episodes, accomplished mediator and barrister Harry Spurr offers informative and entertaining insights into the practice and psychology of conflict resolution.
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Consistency, and how it affects mediation outcomes
4 mins: Humans have a strong desire for consistency - to experience it, and to demonstrate it. In this podcast, I explain why and how this affects mediation outcomes, and how to respond.
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Are you listening?! How ’lending your ears’ could transform your mediation settlement rate (4 mins)
4 mins: Find out why listening to what the other side has to say could improve your chances of getting a good deal, albeit not for the reasons you might expect...
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From savannah to settlement: the psychology of property disputes (5 mins)
5 mins: Why is it that disputes concerning land generate so much hostility? It seems to come down to evolution, or a lack of it...
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Mediation mistakes: pushing too hard (4½ mins)
4 mins: In the first of my episodes on common mistakes in mediation, I look at what happens when we push the other side too hard, and why it rarely works out in our favour.
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First offers at mediation: taking the plunge (3 mins)
3 mins: Parties at mediation are often reluctant to make the first offer. Here are three reasons why it might work out better for you to take the plunge.