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...Malden project was an example of Susskind's philosophy at work. In Malden, Susskind and his team helped the city study its problems with what is known as a Negotiated Investment Strategy (NIS). Such a method uses negotiating teams representing many different sides of a dispute or problem to work together instead of calling in an outside consultant or relying on an administrative decision...
...NIS concept was developed to handle public policy questions by the Ford Foundation and Kettering Institute in the 1970s and while it is still only sparsely used. Susskind is sure it can tackle almost any public policy problem. This spring the Program on Dispute Resolution bid for a contract with the Massachusetts Department of Social Services to examine the way the Partnership Forum for Children and Family Services distributes funds for social-services around the state. Susskind's group is expected to be awarded the contract for the $75,000 protect tomorrow
Susskind himself first encountered the concept called a Negotiated Investment Strategy (NIS) about five years ago when it was first being developed. He mediated a negotiation over finances between the federal, state and local governments in Columbus. Ohio, but he says he was not completely satisfied with the way the negotiations transpired...
...NIS negotiators have no legal authority to enact their recommendations and many, including key members of the project, are uncertain how many of the ideas will actually come to fruition...
...cites as an example the NIS recommendation that: There should be greater publicity given to the ways in which the schools make financial decisions. Citizens should be encouraged to use this information and increase their understanding of the school's budget process...