This blog post is written by Blaine Donais, President and Founder of Workplace Fairness International (WFI). ADRIO is collaborating with WFI for the sixth year in a row to offer the Advanced Workplace Restoration and Workplace Fairness Assessments program. This is a popular program among experienced ADR practitioners, senior government employees, HR professionals and conflict
“You’re never going to kill storytelling…because it’s built in the human plan. We come with it.” ― Margaret Atwood We’ve brought together an all-star panel of highly experienced dispute resolution professionals to share stories and case examples of some of the most challenging disputes they worked on and the tools and techniques that they employed
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Mediation and arbitration are distinct processes. Many practitioners do both. Increasingly, established arbitrators delve into the facilitation of mediation; for aspiring and established mediators, arbitration can offer the prospect of service expansion, too. This interactive program offers practical perspective into leveraging mediation skills to excel at decision making. It will help mediators consider expanding their
Back by Popular Request. 20 Seats Only. This advanced two-part seminar covers workplace assessments and restoration. We take a look at workplaces from a broad and proactive perspective. We provide you with two important workplace assessment models: Fairness Assessments and Health Assessments. We use an experiential training approach that relies on your experiences to provide
“We must open the doors and we must see to it they remain open, so that others can pass through.” – Rosemary Brown Ideal for Students and New Practitioners We are excited to bring back the Aspiring ADR Practitioners Week for the fifth year in a row! From August 18 to 24, with a heightened
This online workshop covers all the basics of civil procedure in Ontario for non-lawyer mediators and goes toward fulfilling the civil procedure requirements for the Ontario Mandatory Mediation Program (OMMP). It also counts towards the educational component of the Q.Med and C.Med designations.
The ADR Institute of Ontario (ADRIO) is proud to announce the successful completion of a joint research initiative with Humber College titled “Digital Transformation of Ontario’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Sector: A Closer Look at ADR Stakeholders in Ontario.” The comprehensive research identified and explored various stakeholders in the ADR community across the province. Over the
The Professional Development Conference 2023 of the ADR Institute of Ontario (ADRIO), held on June 1st and 7th, 2023, online and at Novotel North York in Toronto, was a highly successful event that showcased the latest trends and advancements in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). The conference brought together industry professionals, experts, and practitioners for two
When I arrived in August 2021 in my new role as Executive Director, I learned of an exciting collaboration between ADRIO and Humber College, a research project that was about to take off with a flurry of new activity. During a pivotal time in the research timeline, I embraced the privilege of this leadership opportunity.