Using Mediation to Promote Organizational Development: A European Perspective

Presenter:
Dr. Wilfried Kerntke

Dr. Wilfried Kerntke, co-founder of “Inmedio,” a German consulting firm specializing in conflict resolution, will discuss how his firm works with large companies and governmental organizations to resolve internal conflicts and create organizational change in the process.

Dr. Kerntke will speak about Inmedio’s formula for working with such large companies as Daimler Chrysler and REWE Trading to analyze their internal conflicts and use those conflicts as an opportunity for organizational change. He will explain how Inmedio uses “communication design controlled by the parties,” and how that technique insures inclusion of stakeholders and useful feedback loops.

Inmedio, a consulting firm founded in 1997 with offices in Berlin and Frankfurt, has six mediators/consultants who work for clients in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Italy.

Following Dr. Kerntke’s talk is a Peervision case conference, in which Debra Filiuran will present a case that came to mediation through a court referral as a result of a “misunderstanding” involving long-time friends. One party was suing for money she felt was owed to her. Both parties brought advocates with them, and in all, a total of 10 people participated in the mediation. In her discussion, Debra will highlight the complications that arise from having multiple parties participating in a mediation.

Debra Filiurin, LMHC, CGP is a mediator and psychotherapist in private practice with 20 years of clinical experience and a specialty in group therapy. Debra is the supervisor of the District Court program for the Community Dispute Settlement Center.

RSVP is necessary

HLS Negotiation Student Places First in U.S., Second Overall

Harvard Law School LL.M. student Inga Ludviksdottir has placed first among students from U.S. schools and second in the world in the second annual International Negotiation Competition for Online Dispute Resolution organized by the Center for Information Technology and Dispute Resolution. ICODR 2003 was the second international competition for online dispute resolution produced by the University of Massachusetts Center for Information Technology and Dispute Resolution, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law and Hamline University School of Law.

The event, which was held during the last two weeks of February 2003 and conducted entirely over the Internet, included students from more than 40 schools and 15 countries. Harvard Law School’s team was coached by Lecturer Robert Bordone, deputy director of the Harvard Negotiation Research Project. This was the first year that Harvard entered the competition. A second team with second-year students Fiame M. Simpson and Marsha McIntyre placed 7th overall in the competition.

Other schools participating included Cardozo Law School, Fordham Law School, Georgetown University, Hebrew University, National University of Singapore Lulea University, Rutgers School of Law, Texas Wesleyan University Law School, UC – Hastings College of the Law, University of British Columbia, University of Cork, University College, University of Cooperative Education, University of Edinburgh, University of Ottawa, University of Paris, University of Queensland, University of Washington Law School, Victoria University and William Mitchell College of Law.

Three Kings

Film and Discussion with:
Robert Bordone
Lecturer on Law
Harvard Law School

IT IS IRAQ, 1991, AND THE FIRST GULF WAR IS OVER…

Amid the celebration and confusion, four United States soldiers (George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube and Spike Jonze), head off into the Iraqi desert to find millions in stolen Kuwaiti bullion. They are plunged into the heart of a democratic uprising that soon spins out of control. A Hollywood film, Three Kings is one of the only cinematic accounts of the first Gulf War. Three Kings raises important questions about Iraq’s future and the meaning of war.

Please be advised, Three Kings is rated R for realistic wartime violence and profanity.

The event is free and open to the public.

The Program on Negotiation Film Series seeks to explore negotiation and conflict resolution through the medium of film. Other films in the 2002-2003 Film Series include:

 

For information on the PON Film Series, contact Jeremy Bird at jcbird@law.harvard.edu or at 617-495-1684 x538.

Free pizza, popcorn & drinks!

Negotiating Chechnya’s Future

Conflict in Chechnya Panel
RealPlayer Recommended (download here)

A three-part series exploring human rights and conflict resolution in Chechnya April 16, 17 & 30 – free and open to the public.

Please join the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School and the Harvard Law School Human Rights Program for three events focusing on Chechnya and its continued violent struggle with Russia. This series seeks to explore the prospects of negotiating a settlement to the conflict in Chechnya, given the recent shifts in international geopolitical thinking, the global war on terrorism, and continued allegations of grievous human rights abuses by Russian forces.

Panel Discussion (presentations followed by questions and answers) with special guests:

  • Ilyas Akhmadov, foreign minister of Chechnya
  • Arthur Martirosyan, Conflict Management Group negotiation specialist with extensive experience in Chechnya
  • John Reppert, Executive Director for Research, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University
  • Nicholas Daniloff (moderator), journalist and former Moscow bureau chief for U.S. News & World Report

CONFLICT IN CHECHNYA FILMS
Thursday, April 17
6:30-8:30 pm, Harvard Law School, Pound 204

Prisoner of the Caucasus

A modern-day retelling of the classic Tolstoy novel on the conflict of cultures in the Caucasus.

Discussion to follow.

Wednesday, April 30
6:30-8:30 pm, Harvard Law School, Pound 204

Immortal Fortress

A documentary on the conflict in Chechnya.

Discussion to follow.

Refreshments will be served at all three events. The events are free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Stephan Sonnenberg, ssonnenb@law.harvard.edu.