Advanced Workshop in Multi-Party Negotiation and Conflict Resolution (MLD 230)
KENNEDY SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT

WINTER 2013
Instructor:
Brian Mandell ^[1]
617-495-9123

This intensive skill-building workshop on multiparty negotiation and conflict resolution (NCR) aims to help participants manage complex multi-stakeholder negotiations; mediate public disputes; design consensus-building procedures; examine cross-cultural differences and ethical dilemmas; and sustain cooperative relationships. The emphasis is on the NCR challenges faced by managers in the public and nonprofit sectors. Small groups will do intensive exercises, and participants will be provided with guided, repeated practice and feedback. Prerequisite: MLD-221. (Daily attendance required: intensive format for two weeks in January. Meets Jan 4-17 daily 9 am – 8pm)