Mediation is:

Negotiation facilitated by a trusted neutral person. The role of the neutral – the mediator – is to help those involved sort out their issues and arrive at a consensus.

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IMI Certified Mediators
IMI Inter-Culturally Competent Mediators
IMI Mediation Advocate/Advisors
using our pick-and-choose search engine.

Planning for a mediation?

See the Decision Tree for objective and impartial guidance to users of mediation services on what to bear in mind when appointing a mediator.

Have a Mediation question?

Visit our NEW Q&A section.
Get informed answers from
 IMI Certified Mediators.

Dispute Analysis Tool

Online tool that allows Clients and Law Firms to evaluate the individual options for resolving conflicts.

Getting to Mediation through Contract Clauses

Practical guidance on framing dispute resolution clauses.
Model clauses for use in preparing contracts.

How to become IMI Certified

IMI Certified Mediators form a worldwide community of experienced mediators whose Profiles are freely searchable by users.

Inter-Cultural Competency Criteria

Criteria for Approving Programs to Qualify Mediators for IMI Inter-Cultural Certification.

Representing Clients in Mediation

IMI has designed Criteria for assessment programs qualifying competent Mediation Advocates/Advisors.

Qualifying experienced mediators for IMI Certification

Organizations with QAPs approved by the Independent Standards Commission are able to qualify mediators for IMI Certification. 

Supporting Mediators young in Experience

YMI was established to support newly trained mediators with finding opportunities to gain experience in the field of mediation. 

Trust underpins the Mediation Process

The IMI Code of Professional Conduct sets out practical and ethical principles that IMI Certified Mediators may choose to govern their practice as a mediator. 

Mediation Tools

Designed to help those who are experiencing conflicts or making deals and are considering mediation, and those who advise or represent them.

Looking for Mediation Resources?

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Viewable online

A selection of mediation videos to view online, free of charge and without login.

Search the profiles of:

IMI Certified Mediators
IMI Inter-Culturally Competent Mediators
IMI Mediation Advocate/Advisors
using our pick-and-choose search engine.

A list of mediation events worldwide

A collection of useful, freely available resources on Mediation

Videos - Articles and Books - Podcasts - Blogs - Conferences - Presentations - Newsletters - Roleplays

Why IMI?

IMI makes a positive difference to, and is changing the landscape in, the dispute resolution world.

Who are we?

Board of Directors
Advisory Council
Independent Standards Commission (ISC)
IMI Executive Team
YMI Team
IMI ISC Task Forces 
Supporting Organisations

Professional Mediation Worldwide:

Promoting Consensus and Access to Justice

Supporting IMI Financially

IMI is wholly reliant on grants and contributions from stakeholders. IMI does not compete in the market for mediation services, and has no income-bearing activities.

The IMI Foundation

IMI is a foundation, known as a "stichting" under Dutch law - an organization with legal personality, typically used to manage a fund or funds for a specific (good) cause or purpose.

IMI 7-Year Anniversary Review

Published in January 2014, the 7 year Review details the origins of IMI, its governance and strategy, information and tools, research data, and capacity-building work, and how IMI will implement its Mission in the future.