Conflict Resolution Revolution
World Mediation Circle
World Mediation Circle
World Mediation Circle
What?
As a part of the Conflict Resolution Revolution, I've created the World Mediation Circle which is a World-Wide-Web of Mediation Circles.
Mediation is a voluntary and informal process through which people in conflict attempt to reach an amicable settlement of their conflict with the assistance of a trusted person (Mediator) who CANNOT
What?
As a part of the Conflict Resolution Revolution, I've created the World Mediation Circle which is a World-Wide-Web of Mediation Circles.
Mediation is a voluntary and informal process through which people in conflict attempt to reach an amicable settlement of their conflict with the assistance of a trusted person (Mediator) who CANNOT impose a solution on them.
How?
To be a part of the Resolution Revolution, please fill the Form available at https://bit.ly/JoinWorldMediationCircle
Why?
Mediation Circles will bring a moral values, principles and ethics based humanistic approach to Conflict Resolution where Heart Soul Spirituality play an important role.
Mediation Circles will help people in resolving their disputes in an amicable and collaborative manner and attempt to heal and strengthen relationships.
Mediation Circles are safe spaces for conversations, dialogue, collaboration & consensus building without debates, activism or advocacy.
Mediation Circles will redefine community and organizational interaction at the local, national and global level by moving from the colonial legacy of divide & rule to collaboration & consensus building with Mediators as leaders and leaders as Mediators.
Where?
Mediation Circles are being created in schools, colleges, organisations and communities around the world.
Communities are:
Place-Based
Business
Organisational
Identity-Based
Issue-Based
& more
Who?
Join the World Mediation Circle as a Mediator if you have a Mediator Mindset and people can trust you to assist them in resolving their conflicts. No special qualification, training or experience is required. All you need is a Mediator Mindset.
Join the World Mediation Circle as a Peacemaker if bringing people together to resolve their disputes comes naturally to you. You will also identify those with the Mediator Mindset and bring Mediators and Participants into a Circle.
Join the World Mediation Circle as a Participant if you have a Mediation Mindset and believe that conflicts should be resolved in an amicable and collaborative manner. You will benefit by resolving conflicts, getting peace of mind and maintaining or even improving and healing your relationships. All this in a cost-effective and timely manner.
It's a Win-Win!
When?
NOW!
We'll promote Mediation and develop a Culture of Mediation and a Mediation Mindset.
- Be part of a grassroots movement
- Get Paid while you Aid
- Earn while you Learn
- Networking
- Collaboration
- Skill Development
- Participation in Events
& lots more
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“The plain fact is that the planet does not need more successful people. But it does desperately need more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of every kind. It needs people who live well in their places. It needs people of moral courage willing to join the fight to make the world habitable and humane. And these qualities have little to do with success as we have defined it.”
- David W. Orr
"Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility."
- Nelson Mandela
"I urge you to be peace makers. To love peace, to seek peace, to cherish peace, to create peace."- Jeffrey R. Holland
"Reach out and help others. If you have the power to make someone happy, do it. Be a vessel, be the change, be the difference, or be the inspiration. Shine your light as an example. The world needs more of that."
- Germany Kent
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
- Martin Luther King Jr.
Let's be the light and love that the world needs.
Mediation Circles
World Mediation Circle
World Mediation Circle
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Lots of Mediation Circles are being created as part of the World Mediation Circle.
Click here for details of the Circles which have been launched.
In 2025, I'm focusing on creating M
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Lots of Mediation Circles are being created as part of the World Mediation Circle.
Click here for details of the Circles which have been launched.
In 2025, I'm focusing on creating Mediation Circles in schools, colleges, organisations and communities around the world. Get in touch if you want to create a Mediation Circle.
Let's make a BIG Circle!
Click here for the YouTube Playlist of the recordings of the Launch and Gatherings of Mediation Circles.
Click on the links below for recordings of the Launch and Gatherings of Mediation Circles.
🌏 Circle#1
20 December 2023
International Human Solidarity Day
Gatherings of the World Mediation Circle are on the last Wednesday of every month.
🇮🇳 Circle#2
India Mediation Circle
13 March
Celebrating Sriram Panchu on his birthday
Circle#3
World Indigenous Peoples Mediation Circle
9 August 2023
International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
Circle#4
International Reflective Practice Circle
Circle#5
International Commercial Mediation Circle
12 September
On 12 September 2020, the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation came into force. The Convention is also known as the Singapore Convention as it was opened for signature in Singapore. I'm celebrating 12 September as International Commercial Mediation Circle Day.
🇺🇳 Circle#6
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2030 Mediation Circle
21 September
International Day of Peace
Circle#7
World Refugee Mediation Circle
Circle#8
International Organisational Mediation Circle
Launch by Gabriela Ourivio Assmar
Gathering#1
Remembering Jared James Fon Yau Keli'ikuikahi on his birthday
Circle#9
International Family Mediation Circle
Circle#10
International Medianos Circle
Launch by Massimiliano Ferrari, the creator of Medianos - the Resolution Game
Circle#11
Global School Mediation Circle
&
Circle#12
Global College Mediation Circle
Circle#13
Global Environmental Mediation Circle
&
Circle#14
Global Climate Change Mediation Circle
&
Circle#15
Global Sustainability Mediation Circle
&
Circle#16
Global Natural Disaster Mediation Circle
🇮🇱 🇵🇸 Circle#17
Israel Palestine Mediation Circle
12 December
International Day of Neutrality
🇧🇧 Circle#18
Barbados Mediation Circle
Launch by Francis Belle on his birthday
3 December 2024
Circle#19
Jamia Hamdard Sulah Circle
Circle#20
Artificial Intelligence Mediation Circle
🇹🇷 Circle#21
Türkiye Mediation Circle
🇪🇨 Circle#22
Ecuador Mediation Circle
Launch by Gabriela Balseca & María Gabriela Muñoz Crespo
Circle#23
Anand Niketan Mediation Circle
🇬🇭 Circle#24
Ghana Mediation Circle
Launch by Isaac Asare on his birthday
14 January 2024
🇬🇷 Circle#25
Greece Mediation Circle
🇫🇷 Circle#26
France Mediation Circle
🇮🇪 Circle#27
Ireland Mediation Circle
Launch by Andrea O’Neill on her birthday
26 January 2024
🇰🇿 Circle#28
Kazakhstan Mediation Circle
Launch by Ruzanna Yessentemirova, Slushash Kalieva, Marianna Dyachuk & Gulmira Narbayeva
🇮🇹 Circle#29
Italy Mediation Circle
Launch by Massimiliano Ferrari, the creator of Medianos - the Resolution Game
🇦🇺 Circle#30
Australia Mediation Circle
🇵🇪 Circle#31
Peru Mediation Circle
🇵🇰 Circle#32
Pakistan Mediation Circle
Circle#33
Global Gender Equality Mediation Circle
International Women's Day
🇵🇱 Circle#34
Poland Mediation Circle
🇲🇽 Circle#35
Mexico Mediation Circle
Launch by Rafael Lobol on Benito Juárez's Birthday
21 March 2024
🇿🇲 Circle#36
Zambia Mediation Circle
🇧🇯 Circle#37
Benin Mediation Circle
🇧🇷 Circle#38
Brazil Mediation Circle
🇷🇴 Circle#39
Romania Mediation Circle
🇪🇸 Circle#40
Spain Mediation Circle
🇨🇦 Circle#41
Canada Mediation Circle
🇦🇺 Circle#42
Australia Reflective Practice Circle
🇺🇸 Circle#43
USA Mediation Circle
🇳🇿 Circle#44
New Zealand Mediation Circle
🇰🇿 Circle#45
Kazakhstan School Mediation Circle
Launch
🇿🇦 Circle#46
South Africa Mediation Circle
🇪🇨 Circle#47
Ecuador Reflective Practice Circle
🇦🇺 Circle#48
Australia School Mediation Circle
🇬🇷 Circle#49
Greece School Mediation Circle
🇵🇰 Circle#50
Pakistan Youth Mediation Circle
🇨🇩 Circle#51
Democratic Republic of the Congo Mediation Circle
🇵🇭 Circle#52
Philippines Mediation Circle
🇪🇬 Circle#53
Egypt Mediation Circle
Circle#54
International Tourist Mediation Circle
Circle#55
International Teen Mediation Circle
Circle#56
Carazinho Mediation Circle
Circle#57
Global Youth Mediation Circle
🇮🇹 Circle#58
Italy Youth Mediation Circle
🇸🇪 Circle#59
Sweden Mediation Circle
🇳🇬 Circle#60
Nigeria Mediation Circle
Edutainment 2024
World Mediation Circle
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EDUTAINMENT 2024
Because Some of Us Don’t Read Them
Book#11
LITIGHIAMO CON MEDIANOS: Il potente gioco per gestire qualsiasi conflitto e vivere felici
Thank you Massimiliano (Max) for asking me to write the write the foreword to the book.
Because Some of Us Don’t Read Them
Book#12
The Magic in Mediation: A Search for Symmetries, Metaphors and Scale-Free Practices
by Ken Cloke
Click here to purchase Ken's books at a special 25% discount by using the Code Vikram.
Because Some of Us Don’t Read Them
Book#13
Lessons from Lonzo: Peace Practices Inspired by a Four-Legged Friend
Anniversary Celebration#5
Celebrating my YouTube channel
🌏 World Mediation Circle
Gathering#12
Gathering#13
Gathering#14
Gathering#15
Gathering#16
Gathering#17
Gathering#18
Gathering#19
🇮🇳 Circle#2
India Mediation Circle
Celebrating Sriram Panchu on his birthday
Circle#4
International Reflective Practice Circle
Launch
Circle#8
International Organisational Mediation Circle
Gathering#1
Remembering Jared James Fon Yau Keli'ikuikahi on his birthday
🇮🇱 🇵🇸 Circle#17
Israel Palestine Mediation Circle
Circle#19
Jamia Hamdard Sulah Circle
🇪🇨 Circle#22
Ecuador Mediation Circle
Launch by Gabriela, María & Ximena
🇬🇭 Circle#24
Ghana Mediation Circle
Launch by Isaac Asare on his birthday
🇬🇷 Circle#25
Greece Mediation Circle
🇫🇷 Circle#26
France Mediation Circle
🇮🇪 Circle#27
Ireland Mediation Circle
Launch by Andrea O’Neill on her birthday
🇰🇿 Circle#28
Kazakhstan Mediation Circle
Launch by Ruzanna Yessentemirova, Slushash Kalieva, Marianna Dyachuk & Gulmira Narbayeva
🇮🇹 Circle#29
Italy Mediation Circle
Launch by Massimiliano Ferrari, the creator of Medianos - the Resolution Game
🇦🇺 Circle#30
Australia Mediation Circle
🇵🇪 Circle#31
Peru Mediation Circle
🇵🇰 Circle#32
Pakistan Mediation Circle
Circle#33
International Women's Day
Gender Equality Mediation Circle
Circle#6 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2030 Mediation Circle
🇵🇱 Circle#34
Poland Mediation Circle
🇲🇽 Circle#35
Mexico Mediation Circle
Launch on Benito Juárez's Birthday
🇿🇲 Circle#36
Zambia Mediation Circle
🇧🇯 Circle#37
Benin Mediation Circle
🇧🇷 Circle#38
Brazil Mediation Circle
🇷🇴 Circle#39
Romania Mediation Circle
🇪🇸 Circle#40
Spain Mediation Circle
🇨🇦 Circle#41
Canada Mediation Circle
🇦🇺 Circle#42
Australia Reflective Practice Circle
Launch
🇺🇸 Circle#43
USA Mediation Circle
🇳🇿 Circle#44
New Zealand Mediation Circle
🇰🇿 Circle#45
Kazakhstan School Mediation Circle
🇿🇦 Circle#46
South Africa Mediation Circle
🇪🇨 Circle#47
Ecuador Reflective Practice Circle
Launch
🇦🇺 Circle#48
Australia School Mediation Circle
🇬🇷 Circle#49
Greece School Mediation Circle
Launch
🇵🇰 Circle#50
Pakistan Youth Mediation Circle
🇨🇩 Circle#51
Democratic Republic of the Congo Mediation Circle
🇵🇭 Circle#52
Philippines Mediation Circle
🇪🇬 Circle#53
Egypt Mediation Circle
Circle#54
International Tourist Mediation Circle
Circle#55
International Teen Mediation Circle
Circle#56
Carazinho Mediation Circle
Circle#57
Global Youth Mediation Circle
Launch
🇮🇹 Circle#58
Italy Youth Mediation Circle
Launch
🇸🇪 Circle#59
Sweden Mediation Circle
Launch
🇳🇬 Circle#60
Nigeria Mediation Circle
SHOWS & EVENTS
Click on the name of the show and event below to see the Playlist of the recordings.
In this Series of Fireside Chats with distinguished Mediators from around the World, they take us through their journey of life and I explore their evolution and the evolution of their Mediator Mindset.
In Conversation With A Beautiful Mind
This is a Series of chats with wonderful people that have a Mediator Mindset. They will be from diverse backgrounds and from different parts of the world.
Conference#1 World Mediators' Conference 2022
93 Sessions. 80 Panelists.
Conference#2 World Mediators' Conference 2023
80+ Panelists. 70+ Topics.
Mediation in Our Culture & Traditions
97 Speakers from 45 Countries
The Woodstock of Mediation
Heart Soul Spirituality & Mediation
Indigenous Peoples & Mediation
Colonisation, Decolonisation & Mediation
Philosophy & Mediation
Neutrality & Mediation
Language & Mediation
Mediation Legislation
How? Why? What? Who? When? Where?
Because Some Of Us Don't Read Them
In this Series I will discuss books with their authors.
In this Series, Mediators from around the world will take us through their memorable experiences.
In this Series I'll have living room conversations on diverse topics with people from around the world.
Sharing of thoughts, ideas, views and perspectives on various topics and issues.
Inspiration for this Series has come from Ken Cloke's statement on Episode#1 of my show, Evolution of a Mediator where he said that “I went for a Lecture about Mediation and in 2 minutes I knew that my life had fundamentally changed”.
The idea has come from the title of Ken Cloke's latest book.
In this Series, Mediation Visionaries from around the world will share their Vision2026 for Mediators & Mediation and how they see us getting there.
Edutainment 2023
Lots of Edutainment came your way in 2023
17 January
Anniversary Celebration of my YouTube Channel
My Baby turned 2
18 January
Journey Of Bernie Mayer Part IV
25 January
In Conversation With A Beautiful Mind
🇳🇿 New Zealand & UK
25 January
Lots of Edutainment came your way in 2023
17 January
Anniversary Celebration of my YouTube Channel
My Baby turned 2
18 January
Journey Of Bernie Mayer Part IV
25 January
In Conversation With A Beautiful Mind
🇳🇿 New Zealand & UK
25 January
Because some of us don’t read them
Star Wars and Conflict Resolution: There Are Alternatives To Fighting
1 February
Because some of us don’t read them
Commercial Mediation in the Digital Era
8 February
Because some of us don’t read them
Mediation Beyond Covid: Hacks, Craics and Crocodile Tears
15 to 21 February
Symposium#7
25+ Speakers. 25+ Countries
21 February is International Mother Language Day
Closing Address by Ken Cloke
24 February
The day in 2022 that 🇷🇺 invaded 🇺🇦
Mediators & the War in Ukraine
8 March
Women & Mediation
Celebrating International Women's Day
13 March
🇮🇳 Celebrating India Mediators' Day
Birthday of Sriram Panchu
15 March
🇮🇳 Circle#2
India Mediation Circle
23 March
Magic In Mediation is my new show. The idea has come from the title of Ken Cloke's upcoming book. There can be no-one better than Ken to launch the show.
1 April
Magic#2 with Sriram Panchu
5 to 19 April
Symposium#8
Mediation Legislation
How? Why? What? Who? When? Where?
50+ Speakers. 30 Countries
18 May to 30 June
Conference#2
World Mediators' Conference 2023
80+ Panelists. 70+ Topics.
The Conference began on 18 May which is Ken Cloke's birthday. Ken celebrated his birthday with us and also gave the Inaugural Address. In 2022, the Conference had 93 Sessions with 80 Speakers. Details are available in the Edutainment 2022 section.
19 July
Celebrating Mediators!
World Peacemakers' Day
Thank you!
Thank you to everyone who joined the Zoom session to celebrate my birthday and World Peacemakers' Day!
Thank you to everyone who watched the live-stream on YouTube!
Thank you for your birthday wishes!
Thank you for your lovely messages!
Thank you for appreciating the work I'm doing!
Thank you for being a part of the work I'm doing!
I don't have the words to express how special all of you have made me feel, how touched I am, how overwhelmed I am. All I can say is THANK YOU!
The celebration took place in 3 parts.
Links to the recordings are given below:
“The plain fact is that the planet does not need more successful people. But it does desperately need more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of every kind. It needs people who live well in their places. It needs people of moral courage willing to join the fight to make the world habitable and humane. And these qualities have little to do with success as we have defined it.”
- David W. Orr
9 August
International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
Circle#3 World Indigenous Peoples Mediation Circle
Launch by Ken Cloke
12 September
Circle#5
International Commercial Mediation Circle
Launch by Sriram Panchu
On 12 September 2020, the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation came into force. The Convention is also known as the Singapore Convention as it was opened for signature in Singapore. I'm celebrating the day as International Commercial Mediation Day.
21 September
Celebrating International Day of Peace
Circle#6
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2030 Mediation Circle
Launch
YouTube
28 September
Chat#45
In Conversation With a Beautiful Mind
with Michelle Edison on her birthday
5 October
Circle#7
World Refugee Mediation Circle
Launch by Ken Cloke
10 October
Conversation#1
In My Living Room
with Palak Jain
on School Teachers & the World Mediation Circle
In the Living Room is a new Series that I've started. These will be living room conversations on various topics with people from around the world.
12 October
Ombuds Day
Remembering Jared James Fon Yau Keli'ikuikahi Lee
A Beautiful Soul
With us from April 8, 1998 to August 14, 2023
13 October
Conversation#2
In My Living Room
with Francis Belle
on Global Natural Disasters & Mediation
16 October
Circle#8
International Organisational Mediation Circle
Launch by Gabriela Ourivio Assmar
18 October
Circle#9
International Family Mediation Circle
Launch by Ken Cloke
24 October
Circle#10
International Medianos Circle
Launch by Massimiliano Ferrari, the creator of Medianos - the Resolution Game
26 October
Circle#11
World School Mediation Circle
&
Circle#12
World College Mediation Circle
Launch by Ken Cloke
2 November
Circle#13
Global Environmental Mediation Circle
&
Circle#14
Global Climate Change Mediation Circle
&
Circle#15
Global Sustainability Mediation Circle
&
Circle#16
Global Natural Disasters Mediation Circle
Launch by Ken Cloke
7 November
🇮🇱 🇵🇸 Circle#17
Israel Palestine Mediation Circle
Launch by Ken Cloke
3 December
Circle#18 Barbados Mediation Circle
Launch by Francis Belle on his birthday.
8 December
Circle#19
Jamia Hamdard Sulah Circle
Launch by Naazish Fatima Naqvi
9 December
Circle#20
Artificial Intelligence Mediation Circle
Launch
12 December
🇮🇱 🇵🇸 Circle#17
Israel Palestine Mediation Circle
Gathering#1
20 December
International Human Solidarity Day
Circle#1 World Mediation Circle
Get-Together#1
24 December
🇹🇷 Circle#21
Türkiye Mediation Circle
Launch
28 December
🇮🇱 🇵🇸 Circle#17
Israel Palestine Mediation Circle
Gathering#2
Edutainment 2022
2022 was another Event-full Year
93 Sessions. 80 Panelists.
World Mediators' Conference
Mediation Vision 2026
Evolution of Mediators & Mediation
18 May to 30 June 2022
Ken Cloke gave the Inaugural Address on 18 May which is his Birthday.
Click here for details of Speakers & YouTube links.
31 Speakers
Symposium#3
International Sym
2022 was another Event-full Year
93 Sessions. 80 Panelists.
World Mediators' Conference
Mediation Vision 2026
Evolution of Mediators & Mediation
18 May to 30 June 2022
Ken Cloke gave the Inaugural Address on 18 May which is his Birthday.
Click here for details of Speakers & YouTube links.
31 Speakers
Symposium#3
International Symposium
Indigenous Peoples & Mediation
9 to 31 August 2022
Inaugural Address was given by Ken Cloke on 9 August to coincide with International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
Click here for for details of the Speakers & YouTube links
30 Speakers
Symposium#2
Heart Soul Spirituality & Mediation
April 2022
Keynote Address by Ken Cloke
25 Women. 17 Countries.
Celebrating International Women's Day
8 March
Women & Mediation
24 Speakers
Symposium#5
International Symposium
Philosophy & Mediation
17 to 30 November
17 November is World Philosophy Day
This was organised in Association with
&
Οργανισμός Προώθησης Εναλλακτικών Μεθόδων Επίλυσης Διαφορών - Ο.Π.Ε.Μ.Ε.Δ. (OPEMED)
🇬🇷 Greece
Ken Cloke gave the Closing Address
Click here for details of Speakers & YouTube links.
23 Speakers
Symposium#4
International Symposium
Colonisation, Decolonisation & Mediation
15 to 30 September 2022
The Symposium began on 15 September to coincide with International Day of Democracy.
Ken Cloke gave the Closing Address on 30 September which coincided with the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada
16 wonderful conversations on In Conversation With A Beautiful Mind
14 Speakers
Symposium#6
International Symposium
Neutrality & Mediation
12 to 16 December
12 December is International Day of Neutrality
Keynote Speaker was Bernie Mayer
Ken Cloke gave the Closing Address
8 interesting experiences in Mediator Experiences
8 wonderful discussions in the Forum Series
Forum#1
Mahatma Gandhi & Mediation Part I
Forum#2
Socrates & Mediation
Forum#3
Mahatma Gandhi & Mediation Part II
Forum#4
Celebrating World Creativity & Innovation Day
21 April
Creativity Innovation & Mediation
Forum#5
Celebrating Ombuds Day
Ombuds as Mediators & Mediators as Ombuds
Forum#6
Ombuds - Why? What? Who? How? When? Where?
YouTube
Forum#7 & Forum#8
Ombuds - Why? What? Who? How? When? Where?
Ombuds - Swiss Army Knife?
Visionary#1
Part I YouTube
Part II YouTube
Visionary#2
India
YouTube
Visionary#3
🇧🇷 Brazil & Lebanon
Heart Soul Spirituality & Mediation
Vision#1 YouTube
Vision#2 YouTube
Visionary#4
🇦🇺 Australia
Women & Mediation
Visionary#5
🇮🇪 Ireland
Women & Mediation
19 July 2022
World Peacemakers' Day Celebration
I'm celebrating 19 July which is my birthday as World Peacemakers' Day
Links to the celebration on 19 July 2022:
Edutainment 2021
Symposium#1
International Symposium
Mediation In Our Culture & Traditions
August & September 2021
97 Speakers from 45 Countries
Woodstock Of Mediation
Does it get any bigger?
Does it get any better?
The Symposium is part of my series of events to promote Mediation around the world. The response was tremendous. What started as a Symposium to b
Symposium#1
International Symposium
Mediation In Our Culture & Traditions
August & September 2021
97 Speakers from 45 Countries
Woodstock Of Mediation
Does it get any bigger?
Does it get any better?
The Symposium is part of my series of events to promote Mediation around the world. The response was tremendous. What started as a Symposium to be held in August was held throughout August & September.
Rafael from Mexico has given the Symposium cult status by referring to it as the Woodstock Of Mediation. Love the comparison.
Mediation has been part of our Culture & Traditions. It is part of our Cultural Heritage.
People around the world may not be familiar with the word Mediation but they are familiar with the process as it has been used from time immemorial. A collaborative approach to Dispute Resolution has been used by families and communities including indigenous and business communities for centuries and has passed on from generation to generation. We have to go back to our roots and move away from an adversarial approach to Dispute Resolution to a collaborative approach.
We got insights on how Mediation has and is being practised around the world.
We have to spread awareness that Mediation is a process which is part of our Culture & Traditions and has worked for us for centuries and it can and will work for us today. This is the best way to promote Mediation.
We have to develop the Culture of Mediation which is part of our Culture.
Click here for details of Speakers and YouTube links to the recordings of the sessions.
Click here for the Playlist of the recordings on my YouTube Channel
Keynote Address by Ken Cloke.
27 Chats on In Conversation With A Beautiful Mind
22 Episodes of Evolution of a Mediator
16 Experiences in Mediator Experiences
13 Lectures About Mediation by the Best In The World from Mediator Vikram Academy
2 Books in Talking Books (Because Some Of Us Don’t Read Them)
2 Vision2026 from Mediation Visionaries of my Dispute Resolution Revolution
& more
YouTube Channel
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My YouTube Channel is dedicated to the promotion of Mediation.
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Please Subscribe to the Channel and click the bell icon to be notified when new videos are uploaded and when I go live on the Channel.
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World Mediation Circle & Mediation Circles
In this Series of fireside chats with distinguished Mediators from around the World, they take us through their journey of life and I explore their evolution and the evolution of their Mediator Mindset.
The thought behind the Series is to highlight that Mediators aren't made in 40 hour factories. There's lots that goes into being a Mediator. The genes, the family, the value system, the circumstances, the life experiences, spiritual development and lots more creates the Mediator Mindset and it keeps evolving.
The Series began with the legendary Ken Cloke. His journey of life is inspirational. He bared his soul. What a beautiful soul!
In Conversation with a Beautiful Mind
This is a Series of chats with those that have a Mediator Mindset. They will be from diverse backgrounds and from different parts of the world.
There have been 40+ chats till now with guests from 30+ countries. Click here for more information about my guests and YouTube links to the wonderful conversations.
Mediation in Our Culture & Traditions
97 Speakers from 45 Countries
The Woodstock of Mediation
Heart Soul Spirituality & Mediation
Indigenous Peoples & Mediation
Colonisation, Decolonisation & Mediation
Philosophy & Mediation
Neutrality & Mediation
Language & Mediation
Mediation Legislation
How? Why? What? Who? When? Where?
Celebrating Ken Cloke! is a compilation of episodes of my shows featuring Ken Cloke.
Because Some of Us Don’t Read Them
More details are in the Academy section on the website.
Mediators, Mediation & Spirituality
Mediators, Mediation & Spirituality
Hope you enjoy the content.
Who Needs Netflix?
Journey Of Ken Cloke
Part IV : This episode was recorded on 15th May 2020 and Ken turned 80 on 18th May 2020. We touched upon the essence of 80 years of his journey in life and his vision on the future of Mediation and the role of Mediators.
Journey Of Sriram Panchu
Journey of Kathy Porter
Journey Of Bernie Mayer
Journey of Daniel 'Danny' Weinstein Part III
Journey Of Jonathan Lux
Journey Of Abe Quadan
Journey Of Sarosh Zaiwalla
Journey Of Donna Ross
Journey Of Tat Lim
Journey Of Kathleen Ruane Leedy
Journey Of Adeyemi Akisanya
Academy
By The Best In The World
Lecture#1 by Ken Cloke
Lecture#2 by Sriram Panchu
India
Lecture#3 by Ken Cloke
Lecture#4 by Tat Lim
🇸🇬 Singapore
Lecture#5
Lecture#6 by Adeyemi Akisanya (Yemi)
🇳🇬 Nigeria
Lecture#7 by Gunavathi Subramaniam
Malaysia
Lecture#8 by Rafael Lobo Niembro
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By The Best In The World
Lecture#1 by Ken Cloke
Lecture#2 by Sriram Panchu
India
Lecture#3 by Ken Cloke
Lecture#4 by Tat Lim
🇸🇬 Singapore
Lecture#5
Lecture#6 by Adeyemi Akisanya (Yemi)
🇳🇬 Nigeria
Lecture#7 by Gunavathi Subramaniam
Malaysia
Lecture#8 by Rafael Lobo Niembro
🇲🇽 Mexico
Lecture #9
Clase#9 entregado por Rafael Lobo Niembro en Español
🇲🇽 Mexico
Lecture#10 by Luis Oré
🇵🇪 Peru
Lecture #11
Clase#11 entregado por Luis Oré en Español
🇵🇪 Peru
Lecture#14 by Patricio Cury Pastene
Chile
Lecture#16 by Kathy Porter
🇨🇦 Canada
On Just Ice, Collaborative Poetry & Climate Change Mediation
Mediation
Singapore Convention
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
Conflicts shouldn’t arise in an ideal world, the Wonderful World that Louis Armstrong sang about and the one John Lennon did Imagine. Till we get there, there will be conflicts and we must attempt to resolve them.
I’ll see you in court may sound nice in movies, however, from my years of experience as a lawyer and having
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
Conflicts shouldn’t arise in an ideal world, the Wonderful World that Louis Armstrong sang about and the one John Lennon did Imagine. Till we get there, there will be conflicts and we must attempt to resolve them.
I’ll see you in court may sound nice in movies, however, from my years of experience as a lawyer and having handled litigation at various levels including the Supreme Court and High Courts in India, I can tell you that litigation should be avoided.
Litigation is a very long and expensive route to take. There are more than 50 million cases pending in courts in India and the average time taken for a case to be finally disposed off is about 14 years. That's 14 years of a person's life gone in making rounds of courts, incurring huge costs and at the end of which there is still an uncertainty whether you will win or lose the case. In addition, the pendency of the case will affect your peace of mind and also the people around you.
Backlog of cases and delay in getting justice is the situation not only in India but in most parts of the world. Instead of access to justice there is denial of justice because justice delayed is justice denied.
"Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbours to compromise whenever you can. Point out to them how the nominal winner is often a real loser - in fees, expenses, and waste of time. As a peacemaker the lawyer has a superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough".
- Abraham Lincoln
My practical advice is that the best way to resolve a conflict is among yourselves. Open communication channels, sit together, keep your ego aside, try and understand each other's point of view, collaborate, settle the dispute and get peace of mind. You must resolve your conflict at the earliest before allegations and counter allegations spoil your relationship and settlement becomes even more difficult.
We have to change the way we look at Conflict Resolution. We have to resolve conflicts in an amicable manner. We have to move from an adversarial to a non-adversarial and collaborative mindset.
MEDIATION
In case you can’t resolve the conflict among yourselves then Mediation should be your preferred method of resolving it.
India has an excellent law on Mediation. Click here for the Act. Sections 61 to 81 of the Act contain the provisions relating to Conciliation.
Settlement Agreement entered into in a Conciliation under the Act can be enforced in the same manner as if it were a court decree. Confidentiality of the process is protected and the process is without prejudice. Also, the Mediator cannot be called as a witness in any legal proceeding. No special qualification or experience is required to be appointed as a Conciliator under the Act and rightly so as it is a process driven by the people in dispute and they are the best judge of the person they trust as their Conciliator. It is their dispute and they can choose whoever they trust to assist them in resolving it.
You can resolve your dispute through Conciliation in India even if your matter is pending in Court.
Does it get any better?
Conciliation and Mediation are interchangeable terms in India, however, a lot of people in India are confused or are misled.
India adopted the UNCITRAL Rules on Conciliation of 1980 and at that time UNCITRAL was using the term Conciliation. UNCITRAL has clarified that the terms Mediation & Conciliation are interchangeable
UNCITRAL has clarified in its Model Law on International Commercial Mediation and International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, 2018 that in its previously adopted texts and relevant documents, UNCITRAL used the term “conciliation” with the understanding that the terms “conciliation” and “mediation” were interchangeable. In preparing this Model Law, the Commission decided to use the term “mediation” instead in an effort to adapt to the actual and practical use of the terms and with the expectation that this change will facilitate the promotion and heighten the visibility of the Model Law. This change in terminology does not have any substantive or conceptual implications.
The Model Law provides that for the purposes of this Law, “mediation” means a process, whether referred to by the expression mediation, conciliation or an expression of similar import, whereby parties request a third person or persons (“the mediator”) to assist them in their attempt to reach an amicable settlement of their dispute arising out of or relating to a contractual or other legal relationship. The mediator does not have the authority to impose upon the parties a solution to the dispute.
Click here for the Model Law. I've also discussed it in the Singapore
India has a very progressive law on Mediation, however, a new legislation, the Mediation Act, 2023 has been enacted. Luckily, it is still to come into force in its entirety and the provisions in relation to Conciliation are still in force.
Although, the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Mediation and International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, 2018 was available as a guide, the act did not take it into account and is instead a complicated and complex piece of legislation has been enacted to regulate a people's process.
Mediation in India has become the victim of a colonial mindset and vested interests.
Mediation is the future of conflict resolution and the future is here.
With the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements resulting from Mediation also known as Singapore Convention coming into force, Mediation should also become the preferred dispute resolution method for International Commercial Disputes including Investor-State Disputes.
With Mediation you resolve the conflict, get your peace of mind and can also maintain or even improve your relationship. All this in a cost-effective and timely manner.
It's a Win-Win!
“An ounce of mediation is worth a pound of arbitration and a ton of litigation”
- Joseph Grynbaum
Prevention is better than cure. Mediators should be brought even before disputes arise. They play an important role wherever collaboration and consensus building is required. They should be brought in when agreements are being drafted and should also be appointed as part of projects so that differences can be resolved at the earliest. This is very important in infrastructure projects as delay in such projects can affect millions of people.
ONLINE MEDIATION
This Covid-19 pandemic has impacted us in various ways and has changed the way we work and communicate with each other. Our lives have moved online and so has Mediation. Online Mediation is a perfect fit in this online world that we live in.
With Online Mediation, the entire process can be conducted online so you can resolve your dispute from anywhere in the world and from the comfort of your home or office or a beach or in the hills or any other place you happen to be.
Online Mediation is paperless and does not require any travel so you also save the environment.
Another Win-Win!
"In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity" - Albert Einstein
Singapore Convention
Singapore Convention
United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements resulting from Mediation
The Convention is also known as Singapore Convention because it was opened for signature in Singapore. The Convention has entered into force on 12th September 2020.
Mediation has been very appropriately defined in the Singapore Convention in a very br
United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements resulting from Mediation
The Convention is also known as Singapore Convention because it was opened for signature in Singapore. The Convention has entered into force on 12th September 2020.
Mediation has been very appropriately defined in the Singapore Convention in a very broad manner as a process, irrespective of the expression used or the basis upon which the process is carried out, whereby parties attempt to reach an amicable settlement of their dispute with the assistance of a third person or persons lacking the authority to impose a solution upon the parties to the dispute.
The purpose of the Convention is to facilitate the cross-border enforcement of Settlement Agreements concluded as a result of a Mediation process in relation to International commercial disputes. The Convention is for Mediation what the New York Convention is for Arbitration and is actually a step better as Settlement Agreements resulting from Mediation entered into in any country, be it a country that hasn't even signed the Convention, can be enforced in a country that has ratified the Convention.
Enforcement is, of course, subject to the relevant law of the country where the enforcement of the Settlement Agreement is required. Lack of enforceability of Settlement Agreements resulting from Mediation was a reason (or excuse) cited for Mediation not becoming popular to resolve International commercial disputes. With the coming into force of the Singapore Convention and as more countries ratify it, Mediation should become the preferred dispute resolution method for International commercial disputes including Investor State Disputes.
58 Countries have signed the Convention.
18 Countries have ratified, accepted, approved or acceded to the Convention
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Step by step we are getting there.
Belarus, Ecuador, Fiji, Georgia, Honduras, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Qatar, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Türkiye & Uruguay have ratified the Convention and it has come into force for them.
Bahrain, Costa Rica and Japan have acceded to the Convention and it has come into force for Japan.
Bahrain acceded to the Convention on 17 February 2025 and it will come into force for Bahrain on 17 August 2025.
Costa Rica acceded to the Convention on 25 March 2025 and it will come into force for Costa Rica on 25 September 2025.
Belarus has accepted the Convention and it has come into force for Belarus.
Israel ratified the Convention on 8 January 2025 and it will come into force for Israel on 8 July 2025.
Belarus, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia have given their Reservation that they shall not apply the Convention to settlement agreements to which they are a party, or to which any governmental agencies or any person acting on behalf of a governmental agency is a party.
Georgia, Israel, Iran, Japan and Kazakhstan have given their Reservation that the Convention shall apply only to the extent that the parties to the Settlement Agreement have agreed to the application of the Convention.
Click here for the authoritative information on the Singapore Convention including the official text and the status.
If and when a country ratifies the Singapore Convention it will be a great opportunity for the statute to be a comprehensive legislation in relation to domestic Mediation as well.
Self determination by the participants is the foundation of Mediation and the legislation should respect this.
Participants should be able to appoint a Mediator or Mediators of their choice. No special qualification or experience should be required to be appointed as a Mediator as it's a process driven by the people in dispute and they are the best judge of the person they trust as their Mediator.
Mediation legislation should be simple and should provide for the following:
- The Settlement Agreement should be enforceable as if it were a court decree.
- Confidentiality of the process should be protected.
- The process should be without prejudice.
- The Mediator should not be presented as a witness in any legal proceeding.
UNCITRAL has drafted a Model Law in relation to International Commercial Mediation which can be a guide while drafting a Mediation law applicable to domestic Mediation.
Click here for the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Mediation and International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, 2018
ABOUT
I'm an Advocate who is focused on practicing as a Mediator and promoting Mediation. I'm a full-time Peacemaker and a part-time golfer.
I live on the golf course and on computer and mobile screens around the world.
MEDIATOR
I'm on the Panel of Mediators & Conciliators, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India.
My focus has alw
ABOUT
I'm an Advocate who is focused on practicing as a Mediator and promoting Mediation. I'm a full-time Peacemaker and a part-time golfer.
I live on the golf course and on computer and mobile screens around the world.
MEDIATOR
I'm on the Panel of Mediators & Conciliators, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India.
My focus has always been on eliminating unnecessary legal expenses for my clients as also the need for litigation. My expertise lies in taking pre-emptive and preventive action to avoid disputes and if they do arise then resolving them through non-adversarial and collaborative methods of Dispute Resolution which are not an alternative but Appropriate Dispute Resolution (ADR) methods.
As a Mediator committed to ensuring that I minimise the impact on the environment I'm promoting Online Mediation.
Online Mediation is the need of the times and the future of dispute resolution, therefore, I've taken the resolution process online so that working on the beach is not just a virtual background.
My mission is to promote Mediation and spread its awareness so that Mediation becomes the preferred method for resolving disputes. People in some parts of the world may not have access to Justice or may be denied justice because justice delayed is justice denied but we can give them access to Mediation, not just at their doorstep but inside their home through Online Mediation. As internet accessibility and connectivity spreads all over the world, we should eventually reach even the remotest village.
We have to develop a Culture of Mediation and a Culture of Peace with collaborative effort within communities around the world. This has to be done at the grassroots and should start in schools and colleges for children to imbibe it themselves and influence the community. As Mahatma Gandhi said "If we are going to bring about peace in the world, we have to begin with the children".
ADVOCATE
Started my journey in the legal profession with J.B. Dadachanji & Co., one of the oldest law firms in India. Then moved to KPMG before starting my own practice.
I've provided legal strategy for setting up and doing business in India and have handled litigation in the Supreme Court, High Courts, Tribunals & quasi-judicial bodies and have also provided advisory and compliance services in relation to laws on banking, companies, competition, contracts, crimes, consumer protection, entertainment, foreign exchange, income tax, indirect tax, information technology, insolvency, intellectual property, labour, property and sports.
As a lawyer, I totally relate to Mahatma Gandhi's experience that "my joy was boundless. I had learnt the true practice of law. I had learnt to find out the better side of human nature and enter men's hearts. I realised that the true function of a lawyer was to unite parties riven asunder. The lesson was so indelibly burnt into me that a large part of my time during the 20 years of my practice as a lawyer was occupied in bringing about private compromises of hundreds of cases. I lost nothing thereby, not even money, certainly not my soul".