Common Ground

What happens when a self-described non-entrepreneur sets out to build an AI mediator?

Host Morgan "Mo" Tregenza talks with Renee Jackson, founder of Dyspute.ai and creator of the AI mediator Adri, about her path from litigation to legal tech and why she flipped traditional mediation on its head. They cover her AI-versus-human mediator experiment, the guardrails behind responsible legal AI, and the "shadow market" of disputes that never reach resolution. A candid, optimistic look at where technology can expand access to mediation, and what we should be careful not to lose.

Renee and Mo, with John Lande, speak at the 2026 ODR Conference on June 11th.

In this episode, we welcome Morgan Tregenza of Levelheaded as the show's new host. Morgan sits down with Colin Rule to talk about where mediation is headed: what modernizing the practice really looks like, where technology helps (and where it gets in the way), and how the field can resolve more disputes before they ever reach a courtroom.

It's part introduction, part conversation about the future of dispute resolution, and a good listen whether you're a working mediator or just curious about how the field is changing.

What happens when the field built on resolution starts thinking about prevention instead?

In this episode, host Morgan "Mo" Tregenza sits down with Ethan Katsh, widely considered one of the pioneers of online dispute resolution, ahead of the 2026 ODR Conference in Boston. They get into why every new technology creates more disputes, why the old "naming, blaming, claiming" model is breaking down, and where AI helps and where it worries even the people who saw all of this coming.

A candid conversation about technology, conflict, and the future of mediation, from someone who has been shaping it for four decades.

What happens when a field that set out to change the world becomes just another checkbox in the system?

In this special episode, new host Morgan Tregenza sits down with outgoing host and ODR pioneer Colin Rule for a candid conversation about the state of dispute resolution — and why now is the time to reclaim its soul.

Colin traces his journey from a grassroots Quaker-trained peacemaker in the late '80s to one of the most influential voices in online dispute resolution, and reflects on how a once-electric movement has become absorbed into the very establishment it sought to transform.

In this episode Colin speaks with Jurie Groenewald, a South African commercial attorney and mediator with 25+ years experience, about his new RAMUS tool for pre-mediation case assessment.

RAMUS is a self-service engine that takes your mediation brief and delivers a complete 9-section Assessment Pack in minutes — Readiness Score, ZOPA mapping, Creative Pivot™ strategy, caucus plans, prepared questions, and compliant legal templates. 40–60 pages of structured preparation. The mediator walks in knowing the settlement landscape before anyone sits down. You can learn more about the tool and run it yourself at mediate.ramus.co.za.