Reflections

Written by: Soleida Perez, Program Director, ADR Learning Institute Listening as a Relational Practice: Reflections from the Mont Tremblant Gathering Earlier this month, mediators, facilitators, coaches, peacebuilders, and dialogue practitioners gathered in Mont Tremblant, Quebec to explore a deceptively simple question: What conditions allow humans to truly listen to one another? This inquiry began at the World Mediation Summit in 2024, continued through the Mediterranean Mediators Gathering in Port-Vendres, France in 2025, and found new expression this year through a series of conversations focused on listening. Throughout the Gathering, participants explored listening from multiple [...]