Alternative Dispute Resolution
Feb. 22, 2013
Finding a formula for settlements
My real purpose isn't really to "model" a mathematical formula to help settle cases - it is to use the concept of a formula to help parties focus on the essential issues that affect the process.
Robert S. Mann
Neutral
ADR Services, Inc.
Email: rmann@adrservices.com
Robert mediates and arbitrates business, real estate and construction disputes.
Regardless of how well you think you could do on the show "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?," I can virtually guarantee that none of us are smarter than a high school senior honors student. The other night my daughter was explaining a formula that she intended to use to solve a complex statistics problem (I love that she thought I could actually understand it). It got me thinking whether there's a formula that could apply to the mediation environment.
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