Title | Improvisation and Mediation: Balancing Acts |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2005 |
Authors | Balachandra, L, Barrett, F, Bellman, H, Fisher, C, Susskind, L |
Journal | Negotiation Journal |
Volume | 21 |
Issue | 4 |
Keywords | improvisation, mediation, mediator |
Abstract | Improvisation can be an important element of mediation practice,and there are several ways in which mediation practice correlates to improvisational performance.In this article,two mediation experts and two skilled jazz musicians explore the improvisational aspects of mediation.Two central themes emerge:(1) mediators often use impro-visational techniques,and (2) by being improvisational,mediators can create environments that would encourage the parties themselves |
URL | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1571-9979.2005.00075.x/epdf |
DOI | 10.1111/j.1571-9979.2005.00074.x |
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