Center for Science and Public Policy

The Keystone Center for Science and Public Policy has been helping public, private, and civic-sector leaders solve complex problems and advance good public policy since 1975.  We rely on our independence, our commitment to good science, and our skills in designing and leading consensus-building processes to establish new partnerships, reduce conflict, and produce policy agreements.

We specialize in three policy areas:

• Energy
• Environment 
• Health and Social Policy

We offer these customized services:

• Keystone Dialogues – identifying policy questions ripe for deliberation, framing the questions, bringing stakeholders together, and helping them build a consensus that will lead to results
• Facilitation and mediation – bringing parties together to solve problems, reach agreements, make plans or resolve conflicts
• Public participation and stakeholder engagement – designing and executing public meetings to gather input, share information or announce agency decisions
• Joint fact-finding – helping stakeholders frame technical and scientific questions; explore questions of bias, credibility, and neutrality; and apply information to policy questions
• Advisory boards – helping companies, non-profit organizations, and agencies bring allies and former adversaries into dialogue that improves operations and creates new partnerships
• Training and leadership development – transferring our skills in consensus building, negotiation, and mediation to agency, corporate, and community leaders

Six principles guide our work:

• Involve those most affected by decisions
• Transform adversaries into shared-goal partners
• Build trust and understanding
• Cultivate leadership and collaborative decision-making
• Integrate the best scientific and technical information
• Ensure that solutions are practical and are designed to address future conflicts

Statement of Independence