Watch the panel discussion of Listen Someone Into Existence | Doug Noll chaired by Scott Alexander with panel members Doug Noll in California, Ilona Kupp-Lieck in Bordeaux, Ewout Goudsmedt in Amsterdam, Avril Sheridan in Dublin.

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 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL_m78zdXMQ

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