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.

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Worldwide Engagement

OVER PAST DECADE

100,000 Individuals

4,000 Organizations

70 Countries

What We Do

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  • The Latest on Our Work

    CBI Reports highlights our recent insights and projects, including facilitating collaborative processes with those who have been historically wronged, reaching common ground on collaborative groundwater governance, pursuing collaboration in offshore wind development, and launching a diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative at CBI. Read more.

  • Recovering the (Lost) Art of Civility

    CBI Managing Director David Fairman talks with David Bornstein of The New York Times about why political polarization has become so intense and what we can do to advance dialogue that will serve common interests. Read more.

  • Energy Siting Can Be Incendiary

    While rapid expansion of energy production has helped fuel a growing economy, it has also led to a dramatic increase in land use disputes. CBI’s new book outlines how collaboration can be a powerful tool for mitigating these growing conflicts. Read more.

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