Our next TED Talk Club meeting is on Tuesday 8th September 2026 at 13.00 BST

In the MII TED Talk Club, we all watch a TED Talk live together online and then a panel of mediators discusses its relevance to mediators. The audience can join in, ask questions, come on screen. It’s fun, thought-provoking, reflective stuff. You’ll like it (everyone does) and anyone can join.

Our panel (Michael Lang in Florida, Jane Bouzek in Chicago, Ilona Kupp-Lieck in Bordeaux, Ewout Goudsmedt in Amsterdam, Avril Sheridan and MII President Andrea O’Neill in Dublin) alongside chair Scott Alexander, analyses why this TED Talk is relevant to mediators and anyone else concerned with conflict and conflict resolution.

Register here: clr.ie/137293  (If you have previously registered for our TED Talk Club you do not need to register again).

 
Our video will be:

Listen Someone Into Existence | Doug Noll | TEDxApex

In the TEDx talk Listen Someone Into Existence, Doug explores the transformative power of truly listening to others. Through heartfelt storytelling and personal insights, he explains how genuine attention, empathy, and presence can make people feel valued, understood, and seen. The talk highlights how deep listening goes beyond simply hearing words — it can affirm a person’s identity, ease loneliness, and create meaningful human connection. Ultimately, Doug encourages audiences to practice intentional listening as a powerful act of compassion and recognition.

Douglas E. Noll, JD, MA is a trusted advisor to founder-led companies, family offices, and privately held equity-backed companies facing governance drift and decisional drag due to unresolved human dynamics. He is an award-winning author, teacher, trainer, and highly experienced mediator. His work has included teaching life inmates to be peacemakers and mediators in maximum-security prisons and training analysts at the Congressional Budget Office on how to de-escalate members of Congress and staff. His website

You can watch the video HERE

The full calendar of MII TED Talk Club dates and videos is available on https://www.themii.ie/mii-ted-talk-calendar-for-2026/ 

View our previous TED Talk Club recordings on our YouTube playlist