Case Studies

  • Building the Political Acumen of United Nations Resident Coordinators

    Building the Political Acumen of United Nations Resident Coordinators

    CBI helps the United Nations Development Group build the political acumen — the diplomatic and coordination skills — of UN Resident Coordinators.

    November 14, 2017

    CBI helps the United Nations Development Group build the "political acumen" of United Nations field leaders, by defining the political acumen skill set, developing an assessment protocol for UN Resident Coordinator candidates, and training UN Country Team members in partnership with the UN System Staff College.

  • Addressing Climate Change Risks in Ghana and Vietnam

    Addressing Climate Change Risks in Ghana and Vietnam

    CBI facilitates workshops in Ghana and Vietnam and designs tailored role-plays to help participants consider risks associated with climate change.

    November 14, 2017

    CBI, along with the World Resources Institute, facilitates workshops in Ghana and Vietnam and designs tailored role-plays to help participants consider risks associated with climate change.

  • Assessing Corporate-Community Conflict over a Hydropower Project in India

    Assessing Corporate-Community Conflict over a Hydropower Project in India

    CBI conducts a stakeholder assessment around the construction of a hydropower project in northern India, hoping to resolve conflicts between the energy company and the local community.

    November 14, 2017

    CBI conducts a stakeholder assessment around the construction of a hydropower project in northern India, with the aim of pinpointing and resolving conflicts between the energy company and the local community.

  • Providing Joint Negotiation Training for McDonald's Company and Franchisee Leaders

    Providing Joint Negotiation Training for McDonald's Company and Franchisee Leaders

    CBI assesses key opportunities and delivers tailored negotiation training courses on Mutual Gains partnership between corporate and franchise leaders.

    November 14, 2017

    CBI assesses key opportunities and delivers tailored negotiation training courses for McDonald's on Mutual Gains partnership between corporate and franchise leaders, in order to improve capacity among the company's senior leaders.

  • Training, Coaching, and Organizational Capacity Building with Procter & Gamble

    Training, Coaching, and Organizational Capacity Building with Procter & Gamble

    CBI helps Procter & Gamble's Customer Business Development group improve individual and organizational negotiation capacity with tailored training and custom curriculum materials.

    November 14, 2017

    CBI helps Procter & Gamble's Customer Business Development group improve individual and organizational negotiation capacity by delivering tailored training, developing custom curriculum materials, and helping company leaders build internal training resources.

  • Negotiation Training and Capacity Building for Hewlett-Packard

    Negotiation Training and Capacity Building for Hewlett-Packard

    CBI delivers tailored negotiation workshops to groups across Hewlett-Packard, assisting in the creation of new metrics for success and helping to implement a consistent negotiation framework.

    November 14, 2017

    CBI delivers tailored negotiation workshops to groups across Hewlett-Packard, assisting in the creation of new metrics for success and helping to implement a consistent negotiation framework.

  • Facilitating the Work of the Ex-Offender Re-Entry Policy Council

    Facilitating the Work of the Ex-Offender Re-Entry Policy Council

    Retained by the Ex-Offender Re-Entry Policy Council, CBI facilitates the work of the Council's Health and Housing Advisory Group.

    November 14, 2017

    Retained by the Ex-Offender Re-Entry Policy Council (RPC), CBI facilitates the work of the Council's Health and Housing Advisory Group, building consensus on best practices for ensuring access to healthcare and housing for returning citizens, with impact on practice around the country through into the influential RPC Report.

  • Resolving Conflicts between the Israeli Government and Bedouin Stakeholders

    Resolving Conflicts between the Israeli Government and Bedouin Stakeholders

    CBI and a multicultural group of Jewish and Arab-Israeli mediators and planners conduct a conflict assessment to explore whether mediation might provide more effective dispute resolution.

    November 14, 2017

    CBI assembles a multi-cultural team of Jewish and Arab-Israeli mediators and planners to address issues surrounding land use by the Israeli government and the Israeli Beduoin community in the Negev region.

  • Negotiated Rulemaking for Fire Island National Seashore, NY

    Negotiated Rulemaking for Fire Island National Seashore, NY

    CBI conducts an issues assessment and manages a negotiated rulemaking process to develop recommendations for off-road motor vehicle use within the Fire Island National Seashore.

    November 14, 2017

    CBI conducts an issues assessment and manages a negotiated rulemaking process to develop new rules governing off-road motor vehicle use within the Fire Island National Seashore.

  • From Pollution Dispute to Public Health Collaboration: Resolving Conflict Over a Pulp Mill in Maine

    From Pollution Dispute to Public Health Collaboration: Resolving Conflict Over a Pulp Mill in Maine

    CBI conducts an issues assessment and designs a stakeholder engagement process to address corporate-community conflict over public health concerns related to a pulp mill in Western Maine.

    November 14, 2017

    CBI conducts an issues assessment and designs a stakeholder engagement process to address corporate-community conflict over public health concerns related to a pulp mill in western Maine.

  • Facilitating Stakeholder Engagement Around Vermont's Energy Policy

    Facilitating Stakeholder Engagement Around Vermont's Energy Policy

    With the State of Vermont facing difficult choices around their electricity supply, CBI and Raab Associates design and facilitate a public engagement process that involved over 700 residents.

    November 14, 2017

    With the State of Vermont facing difficult choices around their electricity supply, CBI and Raab Associates, Ltd. design and facilitate a public engagement process, involving more than 700 Vermonters in decision making about the state's energy future.

  • Training Senior Leaders Across the WPP Network

    Training Senior Leaders Across the WPP Network

    CBI conducts a negotiations audit to design and deliver carefully tailored negotiation training workshops to WPP leaders across the globe, using our Mutual Gains Approach to negotiation.

    November 14, 2017

    CBI conducts a negotiations audit to design and deliver carefully tailored negotiation training workshops to leaders at WPP Group, an international holding company owning 40 percent of marketing and media companies in the world, using CBI's Mutual Gains Approach to negotiation.