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Building trust & resilience for communities, police, and local governments.

Ariel Heifetz Knobel

Measurable outcomes for positive relations

Ariel Heifetz Knobel

To thrive in today's world, cities need relationships that won't break down in a crisis.

Public safety requires resilient relationships for communities & institutions. 

These are hard to build.

I help groups build trust & work together to transform harmful dynamics.

Services

Ariel Heifetz Knobel in Alexandria, Virginia

Program & Process Design

  • Community engagement with results

  • Multi-stakeholder collaborations

  • Internal alignment / trust-building for sworn and professional staff

  • Context assessment​ and conflict mapping

  • Measurable indicators of change

Conciliation Coaching

  • One-on-one support for navigating tense stakeholder dynamics:

    • Identify the needs behind behaviors to inform your responses 

    • Communicate constructively to reduce tension and build trust

    • Open paths to collaboration and joint problem-solving

Performance Management / Monitoring & Evaluation

  • Implementation guidance

  • Real-time course-correction

  • On-site monitoring of progress, new dynamics, and unintended effects

  • Human-centered evaluation of short- and long-term outcomes

Training & Teaching

  • How to design community engagement with results

  • How to build monitoring and evaluation tools and framework

  • Common pitfalls of "trust-building" programs

  • Communication skills for reducing tension and polarization

  • Effectiveness conditions for contact between polarized groups 

  • Lessons from Northern Ireland: conflict transformation, police reform, negotiation, navigating identity and extreme nationalism, re-entry and reintegration

Testimonials

"I enthusiastically recommend Ariel Heifetz Knobel.  She has a remarkable ability to work collaboratively to build robust systems, ensuring that local communities are empowered to take ownership of their peace and trust-building efforts.
 
Additionally, her meticulous approach has enabled the collection of high-quality data, which has informed strategic adjustments to ensure continuous improvement."

Chief Operating Officer,

Institute for American Policing Reform

Ariel Heifetz Knobel at the Community Safety Council in Alexandria, Virginia

Community Safety Council

(Virginia)

Ariel Heifetz Knobel at the Israe-Palestine Center for Regional Initiatives, Jerusalem

Israel-Palestine Center for Regional Initiatives

(Jerusalem)

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