The process and result are limited only by the imagination of the disputants and the neutral.
Combinations are a safecracker's dream.
They may be equally useful in ADR to open the settlement door. One advantage to a multi-step process is that it keeps the parties in a settlement mode. If one settlement process is unsuccessful, another automatically begins. This assures the parties that a resolution to their dispute will be achieved, either through mutual agreement or through an enforced decision. Just As Solid One advantage to this is that any agreements reached in the mediation may be included within the final arbitration award.