Environmental Dispute Resolution Program Collaboration Certificate Course
Every year, the EDR Program offers our flagship Collaboration Certificate Course (CCC). The 7-session online course teaches the “art and science” of collaborative problem-solving through lectures, case studies, peer-to-peer sharing, discussion, and simulation exercises. The course is specifically designed for and targeted toward mid- and upper-level professionals working on environmental, natural resource, and public policy issues.
Course participants acquire:
- Awareness and skills to help them effectively harness the co-creative potential of conflict and participate in multi-party collaborative processes
- Techniques that will help them identify opportunities for collaborative problem-solving, as well as skills for convening, facilitating, and sustaining collaborative efforts
- Experience assessing and designing a collaboration effort relevant to the participant’s own work, with the mentorship and guidance of instructors and peer-to-peer support
Upon completing the course, participants receive a certificate issued by the EDR Program. They also have the opportunity to join the EDR Program’s Collaborative Leadership Network, which provides opportunities for continued education, coaching, and peer-to-peer support.
The next Collaboration Certificate Course takes place September 15, 2022 - March 2, 2023; session dates and topics are listed in the table below. Applications are due April 19, 2022.
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For additional information, see the course flyer or contact emily.crockett@law.utah.edu.
Session | Dates & Times | Content |
Session 1 | Sep 15, 2022 (9am-5pm) | Kick-off: mutual expectations and introduction to course materials |
Session 2 | Sep 28, 2022 (9am-5pm) Sep 29, 2022 (9am-3pm) |
Introduction to collaboration and key concepts |
Session 3 | Oct 19, 2022 (9am-5pm) Oct 20, 2022 (9am-3pm) |
Basic skills for collaborative problem solving |
Session 4 | Nov 2, 2022 (9am-5pm) Nov 3, 2022 (9am-3pm) |
Assessing opportunities for collaboration and designing a collaborative process |
Session 5 | Dec 7, 2022 (9am-5pm) Dec 8, 2022 (9am-3pm) |
Different contexts of and approaches to environmental, natural resource, and public policy collaboration |
Session 6 | Jan 11, 2023 (9am-5pm) Jan 12, 2023 (9am-3pm) |
Facilitation skills, adaptive leadership, and self-leadership |
Session 7 | Mar 2, 2023 (9am-5pm) | Graduation session |
Thanks to the generosity of our scholarship sponsors, we are able to create diverse participant cohorts each year. We welcome additional scholarship support; please contact edrprogram@law.utah.edu for more information.