Multi-Party Problem Solving

Meridian Institute designs, convenes, and facilitates multi-party problem solving interactions to resolve problems of mutual interest. Our facilitators help parties identify critical issues, build relationships and trust, construct innovative solutions, and implement the results. Meridian Institute's multi-party problem solving processes range from one-time meetings to multi-year mediations and negotiations.

• Mediated Negotiations - Meridian has mediated numerous multi-party negotiations. Diverse parties often negotiate specific agreements on policy or regulatory matters.
• Policy Dialogues - Meridian specializes in convening and facilitating effective dialogues on public policy issues, involving interested parties from governments, labor, industry, environmental and other non-governmental organizations, and academia.
• Advisory Committees - Industry organizations, non-governmental organizations, and government agencies ask Meridian to convene and facilitate diverse, balanced advisory committees.
• Workshops - Meridian conducts focused sessions on specific issues, designed to provide information, or offer specific input or feedback.
• Conferences - We offer professional facilitation of small, medium and large conferences to address a variety of policy and technical issues.
• Stakeholder Consultations - Governments, non-governmental organizations, and private sector companies seek facilitated interactions with individual interest groups on current issues.
• Expert Working Groups - Because of our experience in a variety of issue areas, Meridian convenes expert panels on topics ranging from Sustainable Development to Global Climate Change.
• Public-Private Partnerships and Institutions - Meridian assists parties in identifying the goals and objectives of new partnerships and institutions, developing an effective structure, organizing and building the funding base, and launching the new initiative.
• Site-Specific, Community-based Collaboration - Community-based collaboration occurs in watersheds and ecosystems all over the country. Meridian assists local efforts in addressing issues from water quality to hazardous waste cleanup to execution of adaptive management.

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