CONVENOR works in conflict management and in community environmental decision-making.

​Our practice is distinct from most other firms working in these areas. We focus primarily on issues which affect conflict handling and participatory adult education systems, on a large scale.

In conflict management, we are best known for our work on 

• gaps between theory and practice and between different specialties; 
• issues related to mediators' ethics and qualifications; 
• new strategies for teaching about negotiation;
• infrastructure issues, and 
• organizations' widespread failure to plan ahead for inevitable disputes. 

In community-based education about the environment, we are best known for:

• strategies for engaging individuals and groups on priority environmental topics;
• Best Education Practices (BEPs) for natural resources education;
• models for youth water education.

Highlights

Topics:

• For conflict resolution topics, see Projects, as well as Consulting & Casework.
• For environmental education topics, see tabs under Community & Environment.

Methods:

• For conflict resolution projects, see the Methods page for an in-depth look at research approaches.
• For environmental education topics, see Community & Environment links and PDFs for specific projects

Publications:

• Key publications can be found on individual project pages for all topics.
• Conflict resolution publications are summarized under the Publications tab.
• Environmental education publications are listed under the Community & Environment tab. See Bibliography and Other Publications