The person with the “greater rights” gets the orange. This view is most like the strictly legal approach, and in most circumstances leads to one “winner” and one “loser”
– and you can never guarantee which one you will be!
Cut the orange in half and give one half to each person. This approach is most commonly seen in arbitration or litigation, where if it is impossible for one person to keep the family home, for example, the outcome will be for its sale. In the analogy, nobody can live in half a house!
Investigate the reasons why both people need the orange. If one person wants the juice, and the other wants the zest, both people can obtain what they want. This is how BWB mediations approach each and every dispute – but finding out the real reasons and issues, a mediated solution can maximise the positive outcome for everyone involved.
