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 recent blog posts:

10 Tips for Improving Online Meetings

Public Participation in the Throes of Coronavirus

Using Online Tools to Empower Collaboration 

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Resources & News

  • Collaborating Virtually in the Face of COVID-19

    CBI produced a blog series to help address key questions from conveners and stakeholders about virtual collaboration on critical public issues in the midst of COVID-19 turbulence. Read our blog series and a message from CBI's Managing Directors about virtual collaboration here.

  • Local Pipeline Conflicts Go National

    Conflicts around pipeline development have exploded, largely due to climate change concerns. CBI and ERM outline actional approaches to toning down the conflict, developed from stakeholder interviews, research, and a workshop with corporate and community leaders. Read our report here. 

  • Breaking Through to the Table: New Thoughts on a Perennial Problem

    CBI is employing four critical elements of its breakthrough collaboration framework – trust building, creativity, negotiation, and joint action – to support stakeholders who are facing what seem like intractable disagreements on a public issue. Read more here.

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