The Program on Negotiation (PON) is the world’s first teaching and research center dedicated to negotiation, and its founders are among the true pioneers in the field. On April 8, 2003, seven of these founders gathered to reflect on PON’s beginnings in the early 1980s, and on their own journeys as leaders in the field
Global Negotiation Project
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“Less Talk, More Walk”: Possibilities Along the Abraham Path
Join us for an exciting lunch presentation and discussion with Josh Weiss, Managing Director of the Abraham Path Initiative and Associate Director of the Global Negotiation Project. Josh will provide an overview of the Abraham Path Initiative, then engage in a discussion of the opportunities that we have to become involved with this important, exciting,
The Power of a Positive No
Join William Ury for a discussion about his latest book, The Power of a Positive No. In it he argues that the key skill we need in today’s world of high stress and expanding choices is the ability to say “No.” He will talk about how we can set limits and stand up for what
Walking in Abraham’s Footsteps
The Abraham Path Initiative, conceptualized and studied for several years under the auspices of the Global Negotiation Project at Harvard University, doesn’t intend to ignore or overcome the political realities of the Middle East. Rather, it seeks to increase contact between average people, on a point of reference to which followers of all three major
PON on the Negotiating Tip of the Week
Program on Negotiation (PON) Managing Director Susan Hackley was interviewed by Josh Weiss, Associate Director of the Global Negotiation Project, on his Negotiating Tip of the Week podcast. Susan talked about PON and what it has to offer, including Negotiation newsletter. Click here to learn more about Negotiation and for subscription information. To hear the
The Power of a Positive No
Click here to listen to the podcast of Ury describing the “Positive No” from his new book with stories of Stephen Spielberg and Hugo Chavez.
Click here to watch the video of Ury discussing his book.
No is perhaps the most important and certainly the most powerful word in the language. Every day we find ourselves in
Gandhi’s Nonviolent Principles Show Way Toward Peaceful World
The nonviolent principles of Mohandas Gandhi may be the only way to bring peace to the world, Gandhi’s granddaughter said Monday (Dec. 4).
Human rights activist and former South African member of parliament Ela Gandhi told about 160 people gathered in Harvard Law School’s Pound Hall that violent victory sows the seeds of its own destruction.
The Abraham Path Initiative
Please join Global Negotiation Project Director William Ury for a talk about the first Abraham Path Initiative Harvard Study Tour.
The aim of the Abraham Path Initiative is to inspire and assist the opening of a route for tourism and walking that retraces the footsteps of the Prophet Abraham. During the first two weeks of November,
Negotiation: The Hidden Dimension of the Nonviolent Struggles of our Era
This symposium is intended to heighten awareness of the two frameworks for dealing with conflict, illuminating differences as well as shared values and strategies. It is our hope that the symposium will show how both negotiation and nonviolent action have been used to deal with some of the most intractable conflicts – including political struggles
‘Go Forth From Your Country’
On Tuesday, November 14, delegates from 10 countries, including PON Managing Director Susan Hackley and led by William L. Ury, director of the Global Negotiation Project (GNP), concluded a two-week tour of some of the Middle East’s most ancient and holy sites. The tour participants were looking to advance plans for a path—The Abraham Path









