Conflict Resolution 8.docx - As the mediation session...

As the mediation session between Tony and Diana continued, Diana asked
Tony, “Do you really think that the older people in the neighborhood need to
park right where the playground is?”
Tony replied, “No. It doesn't have to be right there at all, but we DO need
more parking spaces in the neighborhood, closer to our houses.”
Ava, the mediator, said, “So if there was a way to find the seniors more
parking closer to their homes without pulling down the playground, both
sides would be satisfied, right?” Tony and Diana agreed.
By using what Tony and Diana each said to describe a solution that addresses both of
their needs, the mediator is using a(n) __________ theory approach.
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game
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relationship-based
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rights-based
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power-based
Tony and Diana found it easier and easier to talk with one another in their
mediation session, but they struggled to come up with ways of finding
additional places for older residents of their neighborhood to park without