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CBI Practitioners and Boston Area Colleagues Reflect on the Merits of Role-Play Simulations
January 10, 2013
What we have learned about the use of role-play simulations as teaching, research, and public education tools? In December, a small group gathered at MIT to explore the efficacy of using different types of games in various teaching and learning situations. Participants strategized ways to organize additional empirical research that would clarify which kinds of games work in various situations.
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![CBI and CorpU Present 'The Art of Negotiation']()
CBI and CorpU Present 'The Art of Negotiation'
July 19, 2012
CBI is pleased to present this groundbreaking virtual training course to improve negotiation skills and maximize the potential for consistently desirable outcomes.
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![Facilitating Development of the Global Warming Solutions Project]()
Facilitating Development of the Global Warming Solutions Project
August 15, 2011
CBI facilitates the work of an innovative public-private partnership to meet Massachusetts' climate change goals.
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![The Hudson River Sustainable Shorelines: Facilitating a Collaborative Research Process]()
The Hudson River Sustainable Shorelines: Facilitating a Collaborative Research Process
August 15, 2011
The Hudson Estuarine Research Reserve asks CBI to facilitate a collaborative project that aims to gather and distribute data on how to best manage shorelines in light of projected sea level rise.
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Making Tough Choices
August 15, 2011
CBI uses tailored role-play simulations to assess and address climate risks in Ghana and Vietnam.
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U.S.-Muslim Engagement Project
July 15, 2010
On Wednesday, September 24th, 2008, the U.S.-Muslim Engagement Project released the Report of its Leadership Group. The Report presents the first senior, bipartisan and interfaith U.S. leadership consensus on a comprehensive approach to improving U.S.-Muslim relations.
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![Evaluating Systems of Land Use Mediation in Vermont]()
Evaluating Systems of Land Use Mediation in Vermont
May 7, 2009
CBI and Green Mountain Environmental Resolutions conduct an 18-month screening and evaluation study in Vermont to evaluate the use and applications of mediation for land use decision-making.
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![Dealing with an Angry Public]()
Dealing with an Angry Public
October 12, 2026
Through a series of case studies, Susskind and Field show how private and public sector leaders can address the concerns of angry publics by negotiating, rather than fighting, to build mutual gains.
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![Joint Fact-Finding in Urban Planning and Environmental Disputes]()
Joint Fact-Finding in Urban Planning and Environmental Disputes
Chapter: Joint Fact-Finding: Process and Practice
October 12, 2026
In this chapter, Larry Susskind, Pat Field, and Griffin Smith introduce joint fact-finding, or JFF, a process used to develop a common pool of information that is acceptable to all stakeholders. Using an example of a Mongolian mining process, the authors explain the steps involved in a JFF effort.
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![AsiaLink Business Briefs: South Korea]()
AsiaLink Business Briefs: South Korea
October 12, 2026
Even at the best of times, negotiation is tricky business. Negotiating cross-culturally adds another layer of challenges with misunderstandings potentially derailing the process. Here's CBI's primer for successfully negotiating with South Korean counterparts.
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![CBI's Guide to Managing Effective Meetings]()
CBI's Guide to Managing Effective Meetings
December 2, 2017
It's time to bend Robert's Rules of Order. This how-to guide highlights advance preparation, creating an agenda, summarization, and use of a meeting manager as key components of meetings that allow participants to reach agreement.
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![AsiaLink Business Briefs: Japan]()
AsiaLink Business Briefs: Japan
October 12, 2026
Even at the best of times, negotiation is tricky business. Negotiating cross-culturally adds another layer of challenges with misunderstandings potentially derailing the process. Here's CBI's primer for successfully negotiating with Japanese counterparts.
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