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MEDIARCOM (Asociatia Europeana de Mediere)
Innovation,
Mediation and Leadership
 1.
The Lisbon Strategy. What is this strategy about ?
It
is based on a consensus among member states to modernize Europe,
both from
a social and from an economic point of view. Moreover,
an important aspect in accomplishing this goal is represented
by the emphasis
which is made on the cultural dimension.
2.
The European Year of Creativity and Innovation
As
a continuation of the year 2008 which was the year of cultural
exchange, the European Commission have declared the year
2009 as being the European
Year of Creativity and Innovation. Will it also be a year
for creative leadership ?
3.
Key concepts which are representative for the present-day moment:
innovation, mediation and leadership.
The
partnership represents another key concept which enables
people to adapt themselves to new context, to develop
the human resource
and to participate in the democratic reconstruction
of a fragmentary society,
both from a cultural and from a social point of view.
4.
Strategic partnerships
Strategic partnerships are built on a
new socio-educational paradigm [2] consisting of alternative methods of
conflict resolution such
as: negociation, mediation and problem solving. By
its catalytic value
in solving problems and discovering innovation, the
conflict is an essential element of this new paradigm. Thus,
mediation
represents
an instrument in leadership which means a change
in the order of things,
with a view to achieving extraordinary results in
the management of transition and change at the start of
the new millenium.
From this perspective, the relationship
between innovation and leadership is made possible through the use of mediation which both unites and
separates at the same time for a long-lasting social development.
5.
As a conclusion:
Mediation
represents an innovation in the classical law system (a cultural
revolution for the lawyer), which clearly distinguishes
a simple change – that is the variation of what already exists
–
from a profound change that alters the scope of what is possible.
[1] Conf. univ. dr. Carmen Bulzan, Psihosociologie organizationala
si manageriala, Editura Universitaria Craiova, 2008
© Virginia - Smarandita Braescu
Executive President of the Training, Consulting and Mediation Center
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