Pedagogy at the Program on Negotiation (Pedagogy @ PON)
Pedagogy at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School (Pedagogy @ PON) is dedicated to improving the way people teach and learn about negotiation and dispute resolution. Incorporating and expanding upon the historical mission of the PON Clearinghouse, Pedagogy @ PON serves as PON’s intellectual focal point for negotiation education.
Pedagogy @ PON is involved a range of activities including research, curriculum development, training, and networking among those interested in negotiation and dispute resolution pedagogy. The formal mission of Pedagogy @ PON is to:
•Contribute to the growing field of negotiation and dispute resolution pedagogy through research and publications;
•Support both experienced and next-generation negotiation and dispute resolution educators through workshops, idea exchanges, and other educator-focused events;
•Foster connections between communities of negotiation and dispute resolution educators and education scholars;
•Develop and distribute teaching materials that are useful in skills-based negotiation and dispute resolution instruction;
•Explore and test the application of new technologies to improve teaching and learning about negotiation and dispute resolution; and
•Help PON reach new audiences of negotiation practitioners and students through workshops, seminars, and other educational activities.
E-Newsletter
Pedagogy @ PON publishes a free, monthly e-newsletter, Teaching Negotiation, which highlights current research, new teaching materials, and upcoming events, as well as offering a discussion forum for negotiation and dispute resolution instructors. The discussion forums can be found through LinkedIn and Facebook.
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Many negotiation and mediation instructors draw from other disciplines for a range of purposes. Insights from social psychology, for instance, can help students understand, explain, or predict certain interpersonal and inter-group dynamics. Ideas from economics and game theory can shed light on certain value-creation principles. The performing arts, including improvisational theater, can help negotiation students … Read More
Three new role-play simulations focus on the mediation of values-based disputes. They are now available with Teaching Notes and an Annotated Bibliography from the Program on Negotiation Clearinghouse (http://www.pon.org/). Each game provides an opportunity for students to explore how mediation might be used to address values-based and identity-based disputes–not just interest-based disputes. The parties and … Read More
In preparation for last May’s Mediation Pedagogy Conference at Harvard Law School, NP@PON produced a video of an actual landlord-tenant small claims mediation – from start to finish, including side-bar conversations. It is rare that actual (as opposed to staged or acted) mediations are available for instructional purposes. The mediator in this case is Charles … Read More
An Experiment: Exploring Interdisciplinary Linkages between Negotiation and Communication Studies
What would negotiation pedagogy look like if we focused more on the core meanings and practices of communication? How can understanding the underpinnings of communication – the components of conversation and the exchange of meaning – help us understand and improve our negotiations? The weekend of … Read More
To better understand the teaching needs of the mediation community, Negotiation Pedagogy at the Program on Negotiation (NP@PON) organized a Mediation Pedagogy Conference in May of 2009. In advance of the conference, an 18-question online survey was sent to the 175 conference presenters and registered participants. The 75% response rate allowed us to illuminate important … Read More
Teaching negotiation using case studies focused on the efforts of great negotiators can help achieve several pedagogical goals at the same time. Developed by Professor James Sebenius of Harvard Business School, the Program on Negotiation’s Great Negotiator case study series, available from the PON Clearinghouse, highlights the lessons learned by each recipient of PON’s Great … Read More
Nearly two hundred educators and trainers from eighteen countries gathered on May 15th and 16th to share ideas about teaching mediation. It was unusual for mediation teachers and trainers from fields as diverse as law, family services, public management, business, international relations, urban planning, community development, psychotherapy, and education to share ideas on … Read More
Registration is now closed for the NP@PON Mediation Pedagogy Conference.
Professors Lawrence Susskind (MIT) and Michael Wheeler (Harvard Business School) are pleased to announce a Mediation Pedagogy Conference to be held by Negotiation Pedagogy at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School (NP@PON). This two-day Conference will be held Friday, May 15 and Saturday, May … Read More
The Negotiation Pedagogy Annotated Bibliography is a comprehensive collection of references to published books, articles, and chapters directly related to the teaching of negotiation, mediation, and related subjects. Created in the RefWorks® database, the bibliography includes more than 200 references and is searchable by author, descriptor, or periodical title (see the drop-down list under “Search” … Read More
NP@PON held a one-day Negotiation Pedagogy Workshop on Saturday, December 8, 2007. The workshop took place on the Harvard Law School campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and featured sessions on new and lesser-known negotiation teaching tools as well as on broader curriculum design and educational principles. The workshop was open to the public and geared toward … Read More
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Understanding how to arrange the meeting space is a key aspect of preparing for negotiation. In this video, Professor Guhan Subramanian discusses a real world example of how seating arrangements can influence a negotiator’s success. This discussion was held at the 3 day executive education workshop for senior executives at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School.
Guhan Subramanian is the Professor of Law and Business at the Harvard Law School and Professor of Business Law at the Harvard Business School.
