While mediation and technology have seen some joint efforts, it had yet to reach into the realm of family law.

Resync Mediation decided to be a leader in creating a helpful online system to make the mediation process, and high-conflict mediation, more effective and easier to navigate.

In this post we are highlighting an article by Alyson Carrel and Noam Ebner.

The article acknowledges the powerful force of technology in all parts of our lives. Just as importantly the article also points out that adoption of useful technology in the mediation field has been largely focused on offering online or “distance mediation” processes rather than integrated services better suited for areas of mediation such as that of family law.

Unless the mediation field actively explores the use of technology in all parts of the mediation process, including in-person mediation, it risks becoming irrelevant to the next generation of mediators and clients. We are the next generation and yet, the “traditional” mediation process is still a fully in person session (or series of sessions) with the parties and their counsel, if any. Mediation practice has simply not kept up with the times and “the field has been distracted by creating online or web-conferencing processes to substitute for in person approaches.” This is not a bad thing as we need “distance mediation” options.

The problem is that the rest of the mediation process has stagnated. There is a shift beginning, spurred by pressures from those outside of the profession and a recognition of urgent needs of both clients and practitioners.