This page contains abbreviated versions of slide presentations given by John Sturrock at the IAM Conference in Gold Coast, Australia on 28 and 29 May 2025, together with the recordings of his conversations with William Ury and Ken Cloke.

Regressing from Getting to Yes – plenary presentation

To view the conversation with William Ury click here.

The Edinburgh Declaration – breakout group session

To view the conversation with Ken Cloke click here.

To access links in the slide presentations, you may need to view the slides in presentation mode.

Please treat these presentations as for your own use only. Should you wish to re-use quotes and any other content, please be alive to any copyright issues which may arise, about which we offer no warranty at all.

Regarding the conversations with Ken Cloke and William Ury, please treat these conversations with care. It is a privilege to have their wise words on our profession and the challenges we face.

Also included are links to (a) an article on Regressing from Getting to Yes, (b) an article about Mediator Neutrality and (c) the change.org platform where the Edinburgh Declaration can be signed.

To read the article in The Scotsman newspaper about Professor Sheila Helen’s memorandum to US law firms click here.

For the latest from Ken Cloke entitled Mediation, Neutrality, Tyranny and Resistance click here.