Our Practice Areas

Community-Centered Systems
We support groups working collectively to strengthen connection and build social and economic justice within their communities.

Court-Connected Systems
We consult with courts to increase substantive and procedural justice through ADR processes.

Peacebuilding Systems
We collaborate with organizations and coalitions to build and navigate participatory systems for sustainable peace.

Organizational Systems
We help mission-driven organizations design and refine conflict resolution systems to improve their effectiveness.

Your Journey in Dispute Resolution Starts Here
Students in the Dispute Systems Design Clinic work with organizations and communities who are committed to engaging conflict more effectively and equity. Because we believe that systems should be informed by the people they affect, the heart of our work is listening to and learning from stakeholders. Informed by their perspectives, DSD theory, and best practices in the field, we help our clients envision more just and inclusive systems.
World Class Clinical Clients
Collaborate with Tomorrow’s Conflict Management Leaders
We work collaboratively with client organizations facing real-world dispute management issues across a wide range of contexts. Our clients benefit from proven, professional, dispute resolution techniques—stakeholder assessments, dispute systems evaluation and design, consensus building, multiparty mediation, strategic negotiation advice, and curriculum design—resulting in improved outcomes and better relationships.
