by IAM | Aug 24, 2025 | Newsletter
By Joel Bertet The sweat trickled down my side and onto my lower back. It was warm and tickled me awake as I rolled over to reach my iPhone to check on the time. I grabbed the iPhone hoping it would provide good news. The screen flashed on 2:36 a.m. Oouf! Too early to...
by IAM | Aug 24, 2025 | Newsletter
By Gustavo Milare The well-known phrase “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade” is often cited as a symbol of resilience, optimism, and adaptability. First coined by American writer Elbert Hubbard in 1915, the saying encourages us to turn life’s...
by IAM | Aug 24, 2025 | Newsletter
By Professor Sarah Rudolph Cole, IAM Scholar-in-Residence Part 1: Exploring AI’s Current Role in Mediation As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to reshape professional fields, so too is the mediation field beginning to explore how these emerging...
by IAM | Aug 24, 2025 | Newsletter
By Rebecca Clark “Anxiety: it’s more common than you think . . .” so said the speaker during a sensitive and informative seminar I recently attended on Mediation and Mental Health. Slightly troubled, I looked at the statistics. In England, 1 in 6...
by IAM | Aug 24, 2025 | Newsletter
By Tim Connard I had the great pleasure of being formally admitted to membership as a distinguished fellow of the Academy at the Gold Coast conference in May, alongside distinguished fellows Nate Alder, Patricia Prince and Christopher Barnes. The conference had a...
by IAM | Aug 24, 2025 | Newsletter
By Claude Amar Picture this: four IAM members gathered around a table at Le Relais du Bois, a charming bistro nestled near the Bois de Boulogne in Paris. The year was marked by ICC Mediation Week, and Thierry Garby, Michel Kallipetis, Jonathan Lloyd-Jones, and Claude...
