RESOLUTION RESOURCES

The home of People-Centred Dispute Resolution

About

Helping you think strategically, navigatE difference and negotiatE great outcomes

If not dealt with effectively, conflict can be unhealthy and unproductive. It presents a challenge in the workplace and can impact the culture of an organisation, it may even be the result of it. Managing conflict effectively will bring value to your business.

Resolution Resources helps leaders develop strategies to navigate conflict effectively.  With our support you can learn how to manage conflict, plan strategically, develop your business and build high functioning teams.

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Our Team

Emma-May Litchfield

Emma-May is the co-founder of Resolution Resources. She is a mediator, facilitator and coach with over 10 years experience in education and dispute resolution. Her expertise lies in supporting parties to restore, develop and enhance the relationships that are vital for their professional or personal success. Emma-May is also the Workplace Facilitator for the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) in Victoria , where she provides coaching, facilitation, mediation, expert advice, and training. Emma-May is an academic and Masters candidate at RMIT University. Along with her business partner, Danielle, Emma-May was a designer and analyst for The Global Pound Conference Series 2016-17 (GPC). They were recently commissioned by the International Mediation Institute (IMI), the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) to complete the GPC North America Report. For  more information about Emma-May, please see her LinkedIn profile.

Danielle Hutchinson

Danielle Hutchinson is an Australian Lawyer and mediator with a special interest in cross-disciplinary approaches to appropriate dispute resolution. She is the co-founder of Resolution Resources who are advisors, practitioners and educators in dispute resolution.  Danielle is also the ADR Specialist for the Dispute Settlement Centre of Victoria (DSCV), where she provides expert advice, training and innovative connections between theory and practice. Her work with DSCV was recently featured in the internationally renowned Kluwer Mediation Blog. She has 10 years’ experience as an academic and was a designer and analyst for The Global Pound Conference Series 2016-17 (GPC). She was recently commissioned by the International Mediation Institute (IMI), the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) to complete the GPC North America Report. Linkedin

Contact

For more information about professional development, facilitation, dispute resolution services or business consultation please email us at admin@resolutionresources.com.au  or call on +61 (0)424 096 478.

Publications

The Singapore Report – Global Pound Conference Series 2016-17

Resolution Resources was commissioned by International Mediation Institute (IMI) to conduct the first analysis of data collected from the Global Pound Conference 2016-17.  This report analyses both the multiple choice questions and open text responses collected at the inaugural GPC event held in Singapore 2016.

To access the full report go to The Singapore Report . Alternatively, you can go to the Executive Summary. More information about the project and upcoming publications can be found on the GPC website.

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Defining quality in dispute resolution

Defining quality in dispute resolution can be a tricky process. It is particularly contentious when we consider that we are yet to reach consensus on how to define processes such as conciliation and mediation. Any attempt to define quality needs to strike a balance between being overly specific and overly general. Being too specific can result in a reductive and prescriptive checklist that limits a practitioners (more…)