Other Services

In addition to our mediation services, Alternatives offers facilitation services to ensure productive meetings, effective communication, and relevant plans of action. Facilitation services include assistance with agenda development, guidance through the meeting process, movement through conflicts, decision-making, and implementation details.

Process facilitation is useful for:

Team building
Focus groups
Advisory Board meetings and retreats
Board of Director meetings and retreats
Workgroup planning sessions
Team and Committee Meetings
Process Management
Value-based Decision Making
Open Space Processes
Capacity Building Processes
Future Search Processes
Strategic Planning

Alternatives also offers training, coaching and consulting services through our parent organization, Cynthia Olson & Associates, LLC.

Course titles include Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Mediation; Multi-party Dispute Resolution; Conflict Management Skills; Stress Management; Time Management; Dealing with Challenging People; Change Management; Group Facilitation; Diversity; Coaching.

Courses can be customized to meet your organization's needs and will include roleplay practices and other exercises relevant to your workplace.

We are also able to provide management coaching and organizational consulting. Please call for details: 505-243-0253 or 1-877-688-4075.