1. The Office of Collaborative Action and Dispute Resolution How we got here…

2. The Process…  Departmental Review of ADR policy, programs and organizational structures  Interagency work group and executive committee  Benchmark Survey (22 agencies)  Internal Data Collection  Findings and Next Step Recommendations  Secretary’s Order creating new office

3. Goals...  to foster a culture and climate where the use of ADR techniques and collaborative processes is a standard business practice throughout the Department  Conflicts are prevented or resolved at the earliest opportunity and the lowest possible level in all areas of the Department’s work  workplace, programmatic, contracts and regulatory  Federal ADR Community is watching DOI

4. Workplace ADR A Sudden Outbreak of Common Sense

5. Workplace Design Team Feb 4-6, 2002 U.S. Geological Survey

6. Summary  Charter/Charge  Includes Bureaus and Functions, i.e. Office of Solicitor, HR, EEO  Modeling interest based collaborative approach to design  Team Building  Training in design of Integrated Conflict Management Systems  Identified subgroups: 1. Communication strategies 2. Model design

7. Summary….(2)  Next meeting scheduled for April  Will examine private sector models