Group Mediation

 

What is group mediation?

Group mediation is a meeting with several participants under neutral chairmanship. If the subject concerns a conflict (or issue), this meeting is also referred to as group mediation.
There are also a number of fixed rules for group mediation. These include the operation of the MfN mediation rules and the mediation agreement to be signed by everyone.

Group mediation or process guidance

Partly because the basic requirements for official mediation are not always met, it can also be seen as a group meeting. A group meeting with a conflict or tense situation. It is therefore expected that the issue will not normally be resolved in a single meeting. That is why it is more of a process. The neutral third party is then the process supervisor. We refer to this specific way of working as process supervision.

Process management

The mediator/process supervisor must not only draw up a process design in advance, but also engage in continuous process management during the process. The process supervisor is therefore more than just a neutral chairperson; he or she is also the manager of the process. This also applies to the outcome of the process.

Where does group mediation or process guidance occur?

Process guidance or group mediation can take many forms. Internally at: companies, departments, works councils, foundations, organisations, municipalities and governments.
Externally: at the interface between internal and external. Think of governments and citizens, interest groups and companies, and more.