Thursday, October 22nd, 8 am Pacific / 11 am Eastern
Our special guest this week, John Sturrock, will present on:
Beyond Commercial Mediation:
Applying Mediation Skills in Public Life, Policy and Politics: Some Thoughts
IJohn Sturrock has spent many years in his native Scotland applying his learning from, and experience in, commercial mediation and principled negotiation to the policy and political fields and to decision-making in government and the public sector. In this presentation, he will talk about these opportunities and explore what we can all do to make a difference to the public good.
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Our presenter: John Sturrock
John Sturrock KC graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a First Class Honours degree in Law in 1980 and also holds the degrees of LLM and LLD. Following a successful career in litigation at the Scottish Bar, where he established the Faculty of Advocates’ world-leading advocacy skills programme, and training as a mediator and in negotiation at Harvard in 1996, John Sturrock moved into the field of conflict resolution and mediation in the early 2000s.
He is the founder and senior mediator at Core Solutions (www.core-solutions.com) and is recognised as a pioneer in mediation and as one of the leading mediators in the UK, with an international reputation. He has been identified as a Global Elite Thought Leader by Who’s Who Legal, and is a Distinguished Fellow Emeritus of the international Academy of Mediators and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh.
Over the years, in addition to his work as a mediator, John has worked extensively as a coach, consultant and facilitator with parliaments, government officials, business leaders, professional firms and world class sport, particularly in the lead up to the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics. He was a member of the Stewarding Group of the first Citizens Assembly in Scotland. In 2019, John conducted a well-received review for the Scottish Government into allegations of bullying in NHS Highland. He continues to be active in many aspects of health and social care in Scotland – and in other policy areas.
John co-chaired an Expert Group which produced a report in 2019 entitled “Bringing Mediation into the Mainstream”. He is founder of Collaborative Scotland (www.collaborativescotland.org), an initiative to bring respectful dialogue to Scottish politics and public affairs. He has published two volumes of his book, A Mediator’s Musings, both of which are available on Amazon.
Offered by Will Work For Food, founded by Natalie Armstrong-Motin, and moderated by Kimberly Best, Felicia Harris Hoss, Jeff Kichaven, Jean Lawler, and David Shraga.
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