We treat negotiation as a problem to be solved, not a battle to be won.

Chōtei was founded on a simple observation: the organisations that lose the most in conflict are rarely the ones without resources. They are the ones without a structured, impartial way to have the difficult conversation before it becomes an expensive one.

Dr. Jorgen Bauwens is a public health expert with twenty years' experience in health-sector consulting, research and international programme management, including a European Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) consortium and a Horizon Europe programme of the European Commission. He has managed large national and international networks of experts and stakeholders, and works at the science-policy interface, bridging academics and policy makers, from federal health authorities and health promotion bodies to hospitals and practitioners. He completed ESSEC Business School's specialisation in negotiation, mediation and conflict resolution, and works in English, German, French and Dutch.

That background shapes the Chōtei approach. Complex disputes involve many parties, technical evidence and institutional constraints. We map the interests, test the facts, and build agreement step by step.