Our vision is a world in which our most difficult challenges are solved through collaboration.

In our interconnected world, solving problems demands more of leaders than ever before: innovative stakeholder engagement, conflict resolution, and strategic collaboration.

For more than 20 years, we have worked at the forefront of collaboration and conflict resolution, helping leaders generate breakthrough results on tough social, environmental, and economic issues.

For help collaborating in the face of COVID-19, read our reflections on virtual facilitation here.

 

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  • Spring 2021: CBI in Action

    These past 12 months, CBI had the opportunity to engage virtually with stakeholders throughout the U.S. and the world on issues ranging from renewable energy to climate adaptation to gun policy to circular economies.Together, we’ve found new ways to connect, collaborate and work through differences. See what we have been working on recently here.

  • The Future of Meetings

    What will meetings look like as we emerge from our socially distanced isolation? CBI has learned a lot about virtual meetings in the last year that will have lasting impacts on our work. In this article, CBI Senior Mediator Patrick Field shares insights and predictions for how the pandemic has shaped the future of meetings. Read more here.

  • CBI Engages Switzer Fellows on Breakthrough Collaboration

    In March 2021, a team of CBI practitioners hosted a virtual engagement for Switzer Network Fellows to share CBI's best practices and lessons learned about breakthrough collaboration for environmental problem solving and to help Fellows think through how to approach specific challenges they face. Watch the recording here.

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