mediators.ai

Inspiration

When I was a college student for Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding (first at CSUDH and later at USC Gould School of Law in the Master's program on Dispute Resolution), nobody told me (or my peers) that I also had to learn how to run my business if I wanted to work as a mediator. Every year, community members that have the capability to instill positive peace into communities are not given the chance to live up to their potential. If they work as a mediator, they often do so voluntarily. A select few mediators are commercially successful, but those tend to fit a certain demographic. Still, there is high demand in mediation. Courts are years behind and even other mediation services have an average turnaround time of at least half a year - and that is with the parties knowing about mediation, having decided that they want to mediate, and even have decided on a specific mediator for their case.

What it does

mediators.ai reduces the inefficiencies of the current system by acting as a brokerage. Vetted mediators tell us what types of cases they want to mediate, when they are available and at what price point. They don't have to engage in self-promotion, which often includes bias-forming social media interactions with potential clients. Parties simply tell us what their case is about, what their budget looks like, and when they'd be available for their mediation. mediators.ai takes care of the rest.

This is a continuation of the Win-Win Dispute Resolution project. The UI/UX has been significantly improved - much of this during this LA Tech Week.

A standalone feature that has been researched, evaluated, and (is in process of being) implemented is the tight video integration that makes virtual mediations more accessible as mediators do not have to purchase their own video software and none of the users have to download any software, as the functionality lives entirely on the platform in the browser.

Built With

• blockchain
• cardano
• neo4j
• react