CBI Blogs

By Patrick Field and Todd Schenk 

In March 2010, CBI assisted the Bipartisan Policy Center’s National Transportation Policy Project in convening an international conference titled "Transitioning to Performance-Based Federal Surface Transportation Policy" at The Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Conference Center in Italy. Facilitated by CBI’s Patrick Field, the conference convened twenty-five leaders in the transportation field, representing diverse perspectives and constituencies.

In 1979, following the accident at Three Mile Island a special commission appointed by President Jimmy Carter recommended that the nuclear power industry take responsibility for setting industry-wide safety standards and ensuring safe operations at all nuclear facilities in the United States. This led to the creation of the Institute for Nuclear Power Operations (INPO), a not-for-profit organization supported by the nuclear industry, but with an accountable board of directors. INPO conducts evaluations of all nuclear power plants every 18 - 24 months.

Winner of a 2010 "Innovation in Technology and Environmental Conflict Resolution (ECR) Award" from the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution.

In this episode, CBI describes a course called "Resolving Land Use Disputes". The course, which explores new and efficient methods of addressing land use disputes, is offered by the Consensus Building Institute and the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.

In this episode, Stacie Nicole Smith and Andrew Maxfield discuss CBI’s work with the Getty Conservation Institute and other organizations that deal with cultural and historical heritage sites and issues.

In Built to Win Larry Susskind and I argue that negotiation competence resides not just in individuals, but in organizations. What do we mean by that? How can an organization be competent in negotiations?

An organization that rises to the level of ‘world-class’ competence in negotiation does six things, in our view.

Timothy Geitner apologized in his confirmation hearing for his failure to report and pay past income and social security taxes. In light of the enormous financial challenges facing the country, it looks like Mr. Geitner will get a pass on his personal transgressions.

But we are also giving a free pass to the leaders, current and former, of the finance system and the government officials who supposedly worked to protect the public interest. That’s just not right. They owe us collectively—rich and poor, investors and tax payers—an apology.

CBI Founder Larry Susskind recently launched a blog on the uses of consensus building tools and techniques for more democratic decision-making. Visit theconsensusbuildingapproach.blogspot.com to view the blog and subscribe via RSS/ATOM.