“The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School is a renowned source of expertise in the field,” reported the Boston Globe today in its story, “Iraq latest crucible for Harvard mediation.” Reporting on the work done by conflict resolution professionals at Conflict Management Group in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the report notes that “The blood not spilled in central Iraq was another … read more »

Adapted from “Can You Break the Cycle of Bad Communication?” by Susan Hackley, Managing Director, the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School.

“What happened?”
“How did a pleasant discussion turn sour?”
“Why did the deal unravel at the last minute?”

If you’ve ever come away from a negotiation asking questions like this, poor communication may be to blame, write Roger Fisher, William Ury, … read more »

Director
James K. Sebenius

Founder and Director Emeritus
Roger Fisher

Associate Director
Daniel L. Shapiro

Global Negotiation
William Ury, Director
Joshua Weiss, Associate Director

Distinguished Fellow
Bruce Patton

Fellow
Jason Cheng Qian

Senior Adviser
Mark Gordon

Affiliates
Sheila Heen
Douglas Stone

The Project, or HNP as it is commonly known, was created in 1979 and was one of the founding organizations of the Program on Negotiation consortium. The work of faculty, staff, and students associated with HNP routinely … read more »

A partial list of organizations offering internship opportunities in the Greater Boston area. … read more »

Specific internship opportunities in the Greater Boston area. … read more »

Hundreds of members of the Canadian legal community came together in Toronto on September 27 to pay tribute to Harvard Law School professor and world-renowned negotiator Roger Fisher, who was presented with a lifetime achievement award by 26 Canadian and international organizations.

A standing-room-only crowd of Fisher’s colleagues, admirers, family, and former students attended the event, organized by the ADR Institute … read more »

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 is important without damaging valuable … read more »

Daniel Shapiro, Faculty, Harvard Law School and Harvard Medical School/McLean Hospital

Daniel Shapiro, Ph.D., is on the faculty at Harvard Law School and Harvard Medical School/McLean Hospital. He is the associate director of the Harvard Negotiation Project and the founder and director of the International Negotiation Initiative (INI). INI’s mission is to enhance international security and individual well being through theory-building … read more »

The Harvard Extension Student Association (HESA) presents the fifth biannual negotiation forum, Emotions in Negotiating Revisited.

The event features Dr. Daniel Shapiro, lecturer at HLS, assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School/ McLean Hospital, Associate Director of the Harvard Negotiation Project, and Director of the International Negotiation Initiative and coauthor, with Roger Fisher, of Beyond Reason.

Additional speakers include: Dr. Harold … read more »

On November 4, 2006, Roger Fisher and Daniel Shapiro were awarded the prestigious Cloke-Millen Award by the Southern California Mediation Association. Formerly the “Peacemaker of the Year” prize, the award is given each year to an outstanding professional working in mediation, negotiation or dispute resolution.

Dr. Shapiro also delivered the keynote address, which was described as “nothing short of mesmerizing,” at … read more »