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Geoff Ball & Associates
Enabling people to work Together BETTER
Geoff Ball & Associates, 315 Bryant Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301
Cell Phone 650-279-9461, ghball@aol.com
  Multi-Party Conflict Resolution
 Consensus Building & Longer Processes-

Brief

Essence

Parties have taken sides - often more than two sides
Communication is strained - advocacy emphasized over listening

Issue identified
Complex issue
Likely multiple stakeholders / parties
Underlying dilemmas, goals in tension

Examples Partner conflicts; conflicts between individuals and between departments; multi-party, multi-stakeholder conflict resolution; Complex community & organizational issues; governmental rule making