Case Studies

Sonoma County engaged CBI to help build consensus on how to create a governance and decision-making structure to form a groundwater sustainability agency under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014.

At the request of the South Florida Water Management District, CBI helped stakeholders from a four-county watershed develop a vision and set of actionable priorities for protecting the Caloosahatchee River and Estuary.

CBI helped streamline and expand stakeholder input to New Hampshire’s siting process for renewable energy generation and other energy facilities.

CBI facilitated negotiations among natural gas producers, pipelines, and distribution companies on possible changes to the long-standing protocols for scheduling the flow of gas to customers.

CBI assisted the United Nations Development Programme in Peru in developing and delivering a course on consensus building to build the mediation capacity of the Peruvian Public Defenders Office, Defensoria del Pueblo.

The Cape Cod Commission asked CBI to facilitate citizen engagement in a process to develop a regional plan for the region's wastewater management problems.

CBI collaborated with Shell to build community stakeholder engagement capability through customized training and interactive, multimedia curricula.