What we do
Coalescion mission services and activities fall under four key pillars
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Research
&
aNALYSIS
II
engagement
III
Education
&
Training
IV
advocacy
Pillar activities and services are designed to be a feedback loop, each informing and reinforcing the others. We regularly adjust and evolve activities and services to stay current with evolving needs, conditions, and discoveries.
Research & Analysis
We investigate systems, behaviors, and environments to uncover patterns, inefficiencies, and opportunities for human-centered improvement.
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Stakeholder Ecosystem Mapping & Analysis
Use case: A federal agency wants to understand how to better engage academia, industry, and civil society on emerging tech policy.
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Governance & Capability Gap Assessments
Use case: A city government needs help evaluating its crisis communication and public engagement during climate-related emergencies.
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Cross-sector Needs Analysis & Landscape Scans
Use case: A foundation wants to fund a collaborative initiative but needs a map of who’s already working in the space and where the gaps are.
Golden Triangle Maritime WMD Interdiction and Proliferation Stakeholder Landscape Analysis Produced by Coalescion for the U.S. Department of State, Office of Export Control Cooperation in February 2022
5-day WMD – High Consequence Vessel Search and Crime Scene Investigation Workshop in Bangkok, Thailand.
Engagement
We build, strengthen, and facilitate trust-based, multi-stakeholder collaborations.
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Strategic Convening & Facilitation
Use case: A multilateral body hires Coalescion to design and lead a multi-day stakeholder retreat to improve coordination on post-conflict reconstruction.
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Engagement Strategy & Narrative Design
Use case: A UN agency wants to improve how it communicates and collaborates with skeptical local communities in a peacebuilding program.
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Conflict Mitigation & Relationship Repair Design
Use case: A national NGO is experiencing breakdowns in trust between HQ and field offices and seeks help rebuilding alignment and morale.
Education & Training
We design tailored learning experiences that build capacity at the individual, institutional, and systems level.
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Custom Workshop Development & Delivery
Use case: A corporate CSR team needs an interactive training series on stakeholder-centered problem-solving and trust-based negotiation.
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Capacity Capture
Use case: A regional university network hires Coalescion to train faculty and administrators in inclusive curriculum design and community partnerships.
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Human Systems Thinking & Complexity Navigation Courses
Use case: A development agency wants to help staff and grantees better adapt to uncertainty and social complexity in fragile environments.
Jordanian and Iraqi border and national security counterparts collaborate during a TTX on Explosives Precursor Tracking and Controls in Amman, 2023.
COVINTS, a core Coalescion partner, hosted a Counter-Terrorism Expo in New Delhi, India in 2023. Coalescion experts participated virtually and in person.
Advocacy
We help shape environments that enable better governance, cooperation, and human outcomes.
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Policy Co-Creation Labs & Prototyping Facilitation
Use case: A State Department bureau invites Coalescion to co-design a collaborative export control framework with industry, academia, and allies.
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Messaging & Communications Strategy for Shared Security
Use case: A civil society coalition seeks help reframing disarmament narratives to focus on collective dignity and local impacts.
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Issue Briefs, White Papers, & Positioning Support
Use case: A coalition of mayors commissions a Coalescion-authored white paper advocating for city-led diplomacy on climate migration.