The Ombuds Blog: Journal of IOA Highlights Ombuds' Creative Side

April 12, 2013

Journal of IOA Highlights Ombuds' Creative Side

The latest issue of the Journal of the International Ombudsman Association celebrates the creative side of professional Ombuds. As the editors of the first JIOA “Creative Edition,” Tom Sebok and Laurie Patterson explain, “Not surprisingly, many of our colleagues have talents and interests that go far beyond the boundaries of their ombuds work. Ours is a profession that is made up of a richly diverse talent pool.”

The media and contributing Ombuds contained in JIOA, Vol. 6, Issue 1, are:

Comic books: Sean Banks
Photography: Dianne Bouvier
Poetry: Linda Marie Brothers
Music: Nicholas Diehl
Poetry: David Flood
Art: Howard Gadlin
Poetry: Cynthia Joyce
Music: Nick Kepics
Comedy: Adam Barak Kleinberger
Photography: Samantha Levine-Finley
Creative Writing: Alan Lincoln
Music: Sana M. Anjeshwar
Building Things: David E. Michael
Short Story: David Miller
Poetry: Francine Montemurro
Quilting: Phoebe Morgan
Dance: Jan Morse
Music and Photography: Craig B. Mousin
Music: Don Noack
Poetry: Laurie Miller Patterson
Short Story: David Rasch
Music: Tom Sebok
Painting: Indumati Sen
Poetry: Mallory J. Stevens
Dance: Noriko Tada

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Organizational Ombuds

Organizational Ombuds serve as a confidential, independent, neutral and informal dispute resolution resource for a specific entity. They are accessible to a defined population and can advocate for fairness. These unique characteristics distinguish Organizational Ombuds from Classical Ombuds, mediators, arbitrators, and other alternative dispute resolution professionals. The term "Ombuds" is shorthand for "Ombudsman," "Ombudsperson" and "Ombuds Officer," which also are used widely.

Some other variants include:

Austria -- Ombudsstelle

Brazil -- Ouvidor

Croatia -- pravobranitelji

France -- médiateur/defénseur

Germany -- Ombudspersonen

Italy -- difensore

Netherlands -- ombudspersoon

Norway -- ombudet

Poland -- Rzecznik

Portugal -- provedor

Russia -- омбудсмен

Spain -- ombudsman organizacional

Sweden -- studentombud

Switzerland -- ombudsmann

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April 12, 2013

Journal of IOA Highlights Ombuds' Creative Side

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