Consensus Building Institute

The Consensus Building Institute (CBI) is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1993 by leading practitioners and theory builders in the fields of negotiation and dispute resolution. Our experts bring decades of experience brokering agreements and building collaboration in complex, high-stakes environments.

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Breaking Robert’s Rules

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Every day in communities across America hundreds of committees, boards, church groups, and social clubs hold meetings where they spend their time engaged in shouting matches and acrimonious debate. Whether they are aware of it or not, the procedures that most such groups rely on to reach decisions were first laid out as Robert’s Rules

Building a Career in Conflict Resolution

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Webcasts
Workshop I – Mapping Your Own Conflict Resolution Career Path

Workshop II – Getting Your Foot in the Backdoor: Strategies for Building a Career in Conflict Resolution

Workshop III – Strategies for Success as a Conflict Resolution Professional
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Workshop I

Mapping Your Own Conflict
Resolution Career Path
March 8, 2004

What is the range of backgrounds that can lead to a

PON 2nd Annual Internship Fair

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Are you interested in gaining valuable work experience in the field of negotiation and dispute resolution? Come to the PON Internship Fair to meet representatives of Boston-area organizations that are hiring interns for the spring and summer.

Recruiters will briefly introduce their organizations and describe available internships at 5:00pm sharp. Students will then be able to

Mediation Brings Arab-Israeli Agreement on Park in Galilee

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In what may be the first use of mediation to resolve a public dispute over land in Israel, Israeli mediators trained by the Cambridge, MA nonprofit Consensus Building Institute have helped Arabs residents and Israeli officials come to agreement on a plan for a 900-acre park to be built around the Nahal Tsalmon creek in

Conference in Honor of Howard Raiffa

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Conference In Honor Of Howard Raiffa
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The Program on Negotiation is pleased to announce a conference and reception on Monday, May 24th in honor of Professor Howard Raiffa’s lifetime of work and in celebration of his 80th birthday. This event is open to the public.

Howard Raiffa is the Frank P. Ramsey Professor (Emeritus)

Building A Career in Conflict Resolution

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Workshop I – Mapping Your Own Conflict Resolution Career Path

Workshop II – Getting Your Foot in the Backdoor: Strategies for Building a Career in Conflict Resolution

Workshop III – Strategies for Success as a Conflict Resolution Professional
RealPlayer Recommended (download here)

Workshop I

Mapping Your Own Conflict
Resolution Career Path
March 8, 2004

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What is the range of backgrounds that

Philippine Government Chief Negotiator Discusses Peace Negotiations with Islamic Separatists at PON-CBI Luncheon

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As chair of the Philippine government’s peace panel and lead negotiator for the Arroyo administration, Jesus Dureza has experienced numerous negotiation situations. He has led peace negotiations with Islamic rebel groups seeking succession. He has negotiated with Philippine communist party leaders. He has negotiated with the military to arrange cease-fire agreements. He has even been

Director of Curriculum Development Named

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Melissa Manwaring has been appointed the Director of Curriculum Development. She assumes her duties at a time of transition for the Program on Negotiation Clearinghouse. Its distribution function has been outsourced to a commercial firm specializing in the distribution of educational materials. Its role at PON is being shifted in a more pro-active direction, toward