WALLACE STEGNER CENTER
ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAM
The Wallace Stegner Center’s Environmental Dispute Resolution (EDR) Program fosters a culture of collaboration around environmental, natural resource, and broader public policy issues by helping people be more skillful in working through conflict. In particular, we focus on building capacity for collaboration through training, thought leadership, and collaboration assistance and advising.
AREAS OF WORK
Training
We specialize in training individuals and teams to skillfully navigate conflict and effectively collaborate to address complex environmental and public policy challenges
Collaboration Assistance & Advising
We convene, facilitate, and support model efforts that demonstrate the potential of collaboration to address seemingly intractable environmental and public policy disputes
Thought Leadership
We conduct research and share innovative ideas to advance our understanding of the theory and practice of conflict competence and effective collaboration
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RECENT EDR BLOG POSTS
When dealing with conflict, don’t just be nice—be kind and firm
Jul 01, 2024As I explain, being kind and firm helps us focus on what really matters and get good outcomes for ourselves and others when dealing with conflict—and, in doing so, it helps us avoid many of the problems people create by focusing on “just being nice.”
The power of “Yes and…”
Jun 01, 2024“Yes, and” thinking is a mindset and way of speaking that reflects the simple but profound fact that the world is complex, and seemingly contradictory things can—and do—coexist.
The power of “the BOP” when dealing with conflict
May 01, 2024In this blog, I want to build on those ideas by explaining a key source of power in negotiation and conflict situations: your ability to understand and exercise what I call the BOP–your “best option possible.”
Don’t give up your power when dealing with conflict
Apr 01, 2024Over my many years of doing conflict resolution and collaboration work, it has become very clear to me that we have a serious problem with power. People involved in conflict often describe themselves as powerless. Or they ask questions such as “How do you negotiate with people who have more power than you?” or “What do I do if they have all of the power?” Or they wonder how parties can collaborate when there are serious power imbalances.
The ESRR Endowment Fund for the