Douglas Thompson

Douglas Thompson

Email Address dthompson@cbuilding.org

Website http://www.cbuilding.org

Position or Title Senior Mediator

Professional Biography My experience as a neutral is both broad and deep, having mediated numerous cases ranging from two-party, single-issue matters to cases involving multiple parties and aspects. I couple a party-centered view of mediation (“find out where they want to go and help them get there”) with strong diagnostic skills that assist parties to determine relevant information, identify key interests and think hard and clearly about options.  I am, moreover, flexible as to my role and able to take a more or less directive role as desired by the parties.  As an adjunct faculty member of the Graduate Program in Dispute Resolution at the University of Massachusetts, I  teach certificate and masters students and am well-versed in various approaches to mediation (e.g., “facilitative,” “problem-solving,” “evaluative,” “transformative” and so forth).  By dint of training, personality and experience with what works, I rely primarily on a facilitative and pragmatic approach to mediation in keeping with the principle of party self-determination.  That said, I stand ready to help parties generate options for settlement, evaluate the risks, costs and benefits of various alternatives and focus on moving the process toward a decision (whether settlement or some other course of action).  In a dozen years service as a as a mediator and facilitator, I have participated in matters related to environmental policy, stormwater, enforcement, hydropower relicensing, chemical weapons destruction, wetland/§404 issues

Address Line 1 Consensus Building Institute

City Cambridge

State Massachusetts

Zip 2142

Phone 617-844-1136

Small Business Yes

GSA Schedule Provider Yes

Federal Employee No

Native Dispute Resolution Network No

Total Cases Last 10 Years 53