That’s one of the conclusions in an op-ed in the New York Times today. Researchers Anita Woolley, Thomas W. Malone, and Christopher Chabris did a series of studies finding that the “smartest” teams (measured by performance in logical analysis, brainstorming, coordination, planning and moral reasoning) were distinguished by three characteristics. First, their members contributed more … Continue reading Want a Smarter Group? Add More Women
Haskell Murray (Belmont Business School) compiled the following list of ADR twitterers for would-be twitterees. He says that he is sure that the list is incomplete, but it is a good start. “Business” or “Law” notes whether the person teaches in a business school or a law school. If you have a twitter thingee of … Continue reading Tweet, ADR, Tweet
People from your planet (at least most people in the US) seem to love movies that feature one-dimensional characters and fit into a generic plot-line, preferably with lots of righteous violence. If you would like to see a moving film that conveys complex emotions more realistically, I highly recommend The Theory of Everything. … Continue reading An Unusually Fine Film
There’s recently been a lot of discussion of who should be on the “Mount Rushmore” of sports which has resulted in lots of interesting discussion. And recently Paul Caron did something similar for tax professors over on the TaxProf blog. In that vein, I thought it would be fun to come up with a Mount … Continue reading ADR Prof Mount Rushmore
Now that October is upon us it’s time for me (aka Mr. Timely) to follow Andrea’s footsteps with a post about how I spent my summer “vacation.” (Here’s Andrea’s original post and Cynthia’s follow-up). Of course, anytime I hear someone discuss “how I spent my summer vacation” I can’t help but think of this Cheech … Continue reading How I Spent My Summer “Vacation”
Back in the day Kevin Underhill and I were young associates at large law firms in Kansas City and living the life that only single people with lots of disposable income can. Now he’s a big time lawyer in San Francisco and has the funniest legal blog there is – Lowering the Bar – and I’m simply … Continue reading If You’re Standing in Front of a Car, You Are In a Poor Negotiating Position
If you haven’t seen this video trailer about the Landfill Harmonic, it will make your day. Enjoy. http://vimeo.com/52711779
Sometimes adjectives that can be used just about anywhere don’t always work. To be clear, the F-Bomb is featured prominently in the link, so if that’s a problem at your office, hit the link from home. Hat tip: Gawker
I was not aware that Outer Space Activities were so conflict-laden. I learned today that, last week, the Administrative Council of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (the “PCA”) adopted the “PCA Optional Rules for the Arbitration of Disputes Relating to Outer Space Activities.” According to the PCA’s announcement, the “project was set in motion in … Continue reading This is Out of this World…
The AALS Dispute Resolution Section is seeking a host for the 6th Annual Works-in-Progress Conference in the fall of 2012. The WIP Conference has proven to be quite successful, and it has quickly become one of the “must attends” in the ADR field. Attendees at the recent conference at Creighton reported that Creighton and the … Continue reading Interested in Hosting the AALS Dispute Resolution Section 2012 Works in Progress Conference?
