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About the Bridgeway Group

Founded in 2005, the Bridgeway Group is a non-profit organization based in Massachusetts, USA. We build the capacity of organizations and individuals in negotiation, conflict management, communication and leadership skills. The Bridgeway Group brings to organizations pragmatic methods, tools and skill sets developed at the Harvard Negotiation Project, CMPartners LLC, and in our twenty years of individual and collective practice.

Going for informal meetings before the main meeting is a good technique. It has helped me realize which participant will collaborate with me to achieve my goal. I have often been tempted to reach conclusion during a meeting, forgetting that I have actually been deputed and cannot make any commitments. Your seven element framework and strategic compass will always remind me to remain in the circle and explore most suitable options.

Participant in Effective Leadership and Multisectoral Collaboration Skills to Address AMRSEARO Region (July 2023)

The 5 Core Concern and 3 Mindset Shifts are definite tools I would be using in my work daily. As a senior veterinary officer in the one health division, one of the major challenges is getting people to coordinate, collaborate and communicate in different activities.

Participant in Effective Leadership and Multisectoral Collaboration Skills to Address AMRNigeria (May 2023)

Combining information, analysis and building skills were most helpful in the workshop.

Strategic Negotiation Course ParticipantUNAIDS, Regional Office

The workshop was successful as a means of bringing project partners together and initiating information sharing and discussion on project-related issues, especially on security issues in the four underprivileged communes.

The Ikibiri Coalition TeamPolice Armories Project, Burundi

In my multisectoral work with the different ministries, this training [has] allowed me to [use] more of a controlled approach than one driven by [my personal] feelings.” and, “the tools have permitted me to better communicate with my partners and better manage my meetings with those partners.

Participant in Effective Leadership and Multisectoral Collaboration Skills to Address AMR, EMRO RegionOctober 2021

Going for informal meetings before the main meeting is a good technique. It has helped me realize which participant will collaborate with me to achieve my goal. I have often been tempted to reach conclusion during a meeting, forgetting that I have actually been deputed and cannot make any commitments. Your seven element framework and strategic compass will always remind me to remain in the circle and explore most suitable options.

Participant in Effective Leadership and Multisectoral Collaboration Skills to Address AMRSEARO Region (July 2023)

Extremely refreshing! Allowed me to look at my difficulties with difficult conversations from a different perspective.

Difficult Conversations Workshop ParticipantUNAIDS, Regional Office

My whole team and partners that I work with [would benefit from this workshop].

Strategic Negotiation Workshop ParticipantUNAIDS, Geneva Headquarters

The most helpful characteristic of the facilitators teaching styles was their ability to adapt to the group - [their] requests, questions, challenges [and] interruptions!

Difficult Conversations Workshop ParticipantUNAIDS, Geneva Headquarters

[The teaching styles of the facilitators were most helpful because] they led us into finding our own solutions.

Strategic Negotiation Course ParticipantUNAIDS, Geneva Headquarters

The [Bridgeway] project appropriately responds to the real community need of greater police presence for improved security in the communes.

Bujumbura Police CommissionerBujumbura, Burundi

[Through this workshop] I learned a number of things about myself and how I behave. I have confidence that I have the support to continue to build on these new skills.

Strategic Negotiation Workshop ParticipantUNAIDS, Geneva Headquarters