Author: Cecep Mustafa

By Registrar Tim Luxton, edited by Cecep Mustafa Pustrajak. It is tempting to measure the success of mediation by its most tangible result: a signed agreement. Yet, if we are honest, the core of a successful mediation is not found on a piece of paper, but in the internal and rational journey that participants undertake in the negotiation room. A truly effective mediation often gives birth to a new consciousness—about one’s position, risks, and the reality of the matter—an awareness that the cold formality of the courtroom could never provide. Many parties come to the mediation table as warriors poised…