[header] How to choose between arbitration and mediation [title] Identify the strengths of mediation. [step] Mediation is a process where you and the other party to the dispute will meet with a neutral third party. This third party is called the " mediator. 
" the mediator is not a judge; instead, they try to get each side to listen to each other. Many people find the following to be mediation's strengths : [substeps] It's not adversarial.