Comments on: What pop culture references inspire you as a mediator? http://mediationchannel.com/2008/03/21/what-pop-culture-references-inspire-you-as-a-mediator/ News and ideas about mediation, negotiation, conflict resolution, and law Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:10:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Vickie Pynchon http://mediationchannel.com/2008/03/21/what-pop-culture-references-inspire-you-as-a-mediator/#comment-1193 Vickie Pynchon Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:32:30 +0000 http://mediationchannel.com/2008/03/21/what-pop-culture-references-inspire-you-as-a-mediator/#comment-1193 1. The second episode of HBO's John Adams -- see my post of that episode here: http://www.negotiationlawblog.com/2008/03/articles/conflict-resolution/john-adams-and-ken-clokes-new-book-conflict-revolution/ 2. The Robert McNamara documentary The Fog of War -- here: http://www.sonyclassics.com/fogofwar/ 3. An episode of The West Wing where -- at Camp David -- the negotiator for the Palestinians tells his personal story explaining why his people cannot give up their "right of return." (wish I could find this) 4. Glengarry Glen Ross -- the rough side of persuasion and proof that YOU ARE THE TECHNIQUE. Here's Alec Baldwin on YouTube using public humiliation as a stick with predicatable consequences -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TROhlThs9qY 5. This scene in the movie Network where the Network Exec gets inside the crazy newsman's mind to convince him to become a spokesman for corporate interests. Posted on my blog here: http://www.negotiationlawblog.com/2007/03/articles/random-1/power-and-the-illusion-of-power-paddy-chayefskys-network/ I'd love to see other people's favorites! 1. The second episode of HBO’s John Adams — see my post of that episode here:

http://www.negotiationlawblog.com/2008/03/articles/conflict-resolution/john-adams-and-ken-clokes-new-book-conflict-revolution/

2. The Robert McNamara documentary The Fog of War — here:

http://www.sonyclassics.com/fogofwar/

3. An episode of The West Wing where — at Camp David — the negotiator for the Palestinians tells his personal story explaining why his people cannot give up their “right of return.” (wish I could find this)

4. Glengarry Glen Ross — the rough side of persuasion and proof that YOU ARE THE TECHNIQUE. Here’s Alec Baldwin on YouTube using public humiliation as a stick with predicatable consequences — http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TROhlThs9qY

5. This scene in the movie Network where the Network Exec gets inside the crazy newsman’s mind to convince him to become a spokesman for corporate interests. Posted on my blog here:

http://www.negotiationlawblog.com/2007/03/articles/random-1/power-and-the-illusion-of-power-paddy-chayefskys-network/

I’d love to see other people’s favorites!

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