Mixed Method Mediation: A Hybrid Approach to Conflict Resolution

Mediation is a combination of art and science, bringing together the mediator's skill and style. This book promotes a hybrid approach to conflict resolution. Mixed Method Mediation combines facilitative, evaluative, and transformative mediation styles for an enlightening integration of techniques.

Douglas Spoors is an attorney/mediator. He has mediated disputes involving employment claims, family law, real estate, landlord/tenant, and debtor/creditor issues. He has negotiated international agreements with parties in Europe, Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines, Dubai, and Saudi Arabia. He received his J.D. from the McGeorge School of Law and his L.LM. in Transnational Business Practice in a joint program with the McGeorge School of Law and the University of Salzburg, Austria. He received his mediation training from the Loyola Law School, his Certificate in Transformative Mediation from Dan Simon Mediation, a Certificate in Negotiation Mastery from Harvard Business School, and a Certificate in Neuro Design Engineering from the Academy of Wealth and Achievement.