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A Decade in the Making: Why Alec Chapa Joined the U.S. Department of Justice Community Relations Service
How philosophy, dialogue, and a commitment to public service led Alec Chapa from building Mosaic Collaborative Consulting to joining the U.S. DOJ’s CRS focused on community conflict resolution. My Roots: From Philosophy to Community Conflict Resolution Long before I ever mediated a dispute, facilitated a meeting, or consulted with an organization, I was captivated by…
Mediating Brain Health & Business Health: Enhancing the Workplace with Dispute System Design
Enhancing the workplace is no longer an endeavor towards maximizing profit and planning the next extravaganza with the proceeds. It’s a matter of organizational survival, and with it, our own. Brain Health and Business Health are two co-dependent conditions that can often clash, necessitating a mediative force to bring them into more harmony. There are…
Public Disputes & Consensus Building Digest Vol. 1 Issue 4
As always, it is with great pleasure that I announce our latest Committee Digest, the fourth and final issue of Volume 1, before the Public Disputes & Consensus Building Digest continued into its second volume! As we approach the middle of winter, it’s a perfect time to brew a cup of your favorite coffee or…
Enhancing Organizations Beyond HR with Dispute Resolution: Tune in February 26th via Zoom
North America consistently houses among the world’s highest count and most successful startups. Among the many places a company can call home, Texas has been a rising star in recent years and it doesn’t appear to be slowing anytime soon with its business-friendly environment. But underneath the success of it all is plenty of grit,…
Mitigating Risks & Workplace Conflict with Ombuds: Tune in January 29th via Zoom
It’s not what leaders know that keeps them up at night; it’s what they don’t know. – Chuck Howard, Attorney and former IOA Executive Director, A Practical Guide to the Organizational Ombuds The world has shifted beyond unpredictable to totally volatile. Beyond risky to perilous. Beyond conflicted to polarized and entrenched. There’s no shortage of…
Public Disputes & Consensus Building Digest Vol. 1 Issue 3
As fall sets in and the leaves begin to change (or as the heat begins to finally let up, depending on your location), the lead-up to the fourth and final issue of Volume 1 is upon us! It’s that time again to settle into a comfy chair with a warm cup of coffee or tea…
Upcoming Presentation: “Risk Mitigation: Profit From Lawsuit Prevention Using Dispute Resolution”
Mosaic is proud to announce an upcoming series of presentations with University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Small Business Development Center (SBDC), focused on helping manage risk through proactive dispute resolution, an approach Mosaic later expanded into broader organizational consulting and startup mentorship generally. With Mosaic’s team of skilled and accomplished conflict and business…
Public Disputes & Consensus Building Digest Vol. 1 Issue 2
On behalf of the Public Disputes & Consensus Building Committee of the Section of Dispute Resolution, it’s my pleasure to present our second issue of the Public Disputes & Consensus Building Digest. Like the first issue of the Public Disputes & Consensus Building Digest, the second features a variety of topics and media types. For…
Labor Disruptions: How Conflicts Impact Businesses & Why You Should Care
– Post-pandemic labor disruptions and the workplace conflicts they generate continue to affect organizations, workers, and families (and is one reason Mosaic now focuses on workplace conflict). Nearly everyone you know has been economically impacted, often negatively, by covid and the impacts that we’re still dealing with in the U.S. and abroad. As folks in…
Brain Health, Wellness, and Democracy
– Are you interested in science, particularly cutting edge neuroscience? How about the way the latest research can directly impact the health and wellbeing of a community through the way it shapes public policy? Then read on about the concept of Brain Health and its implications for organizations as well as public policy. Maybe you’re…