You are invited to join a vibrant community of negotiation practitioners in a summer journey that demystifies the power of AI in negotiation. With a focus on practical application, our Program will equip you with AI tools to engage in high-stakes negotiation. Now is the time to engage with AI and shape the future of your negotiation!
Immerse yourself in a groundbreaking experience
that will nurture your negotiation skills and position you to analyze the most complex environments, decode parties' intricate motives, and harness networks of influence.
By investing in your AI-enhanced negotiation toolkit tailored to your domain and needs, you will be able to plan and reflect on your negotiation strategies, complemented with your own AI advisory support and simulation capabilities.
BECOME AN EXPERT IN
AI-ASSISTED NEGOTIATION
Choose from live and recorded learning sessions covering multiple domains.
The AI tools are the result of a partnership with researchers and students at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) bringing the latest in GPT prompting and customization, engineered specifically to respond to the demands of negotiators, mediators and facilitators.
Exploring AI tools
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Health in emergency
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Crisis Negotiation
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Patient-doctor negotiation
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Climate negotiation
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Humanitarian Access
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And more
Across key domains
Each domain features insights from an expert negotiator, providing you with an exclusive window into the application of AI in high-stakes negotiation scenarios.
Presented by leading negotiation experts
Working with peers, you will design your own AI assistant to negotiate in complex environments complemented with AI coaching and simulation capabilities.
Engaging actively with peers
Diverse Professional Domains, One Accessible
AI Technology developed at Harvard University
Claude Bruderlein
Claude Bruderlein has been teaching crisis negotiation at Harvard University since 1998. He conducted frontline negotiations with the ICRC and the UN for over two decades. He was the former adviser to the ICRC President, and founded the Centre of Competence in Humanitarian Negotiation (CCHN).
Dariha Erketaeva
Dariha Erketaeva is an experienced humanitarian professional and a negotiation specialist. She has engaged humanitarian practitioners in peer workshops and labs, in the development of a community of practice.
Linn Bieske
Linn Bieske is an interdisciplinary expert in machine learning, cybersecurity, and public policy. She has years of experience working for McKinsey Digital & Analytics, for Google X, and in the Executive Office of the UN Secretary General.
Weiwei Pan
Weiwei Pan is Assistant Director of Graduate Studies in Data Science at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. She is leading a capstone course in which Harvard students are contributing to the development of the large language models used in this project.
Zilin Ma
Zilin Ma is Ph.D. student at Harvard University with a research focus on Human-computer Interaction. He leads the research on the development of an AI Assistant for frontline negotiators. Previously summer intern at Stanford HCI and Geisinger Imaging Science Group.
Organized in collaboration with:
Stage 1: Gathering practical tools to negotiate in complex environments
Leveraging over a decade of negotiation research and teaching at Harvard University, the Program will deliver a series of short and impactful video instructions and quizzes on conducting negotiations on the frontlines. In the course of these video instructions, participants will gain practical tools and methods to plan their negotiation in challenging environments, analyse complex situations, and understand the interests of various parties to find common ground.
Stage 2: Design of an AI Assistant to support complex negotiation
Building on the general knowledge and negotiation tools gathered in Stage 1, the Program will train participants in creating their own AI Assistant applied to their domain(s) of interest. It will offer participants one cycle of activities for each of the negotiation domain selected for the Program. As of June 2024, the following domains have been selected:
1- Health in emergency (starting July 2nd, 2024)
2- Humanitarian access and safety (starting July 22nd, 2024)
3- Crisis negotiation (starting August 19th, 2024)
4- Climate negotiation (starting September 16th, 2024)
Other themes may be added in the course of the summer.
For each domain, the Program will offer the following sessions:
a. Introduction to AI in Negotiation: Each cycle will start with a practical session introducing AI technology to negotiation professionals, discussing the opportunities and constraints of operating with artificial intelligence in complex environments and at times highly sensitive issues.
b. Presentation by a Negotiation Expert: The focus of the cycle will move to the challenges and dilemmas of negotiating in the selected domain under the guidance of an experienced negotiator presenting a case, sharing valuable insights and strategies specific to the domain in focus.
c. Peer Discussion on Challenges and Dilemmas of the Domain of Negotiation: Following the presentation, participants will engage in discussions to address the unique challenges and dilemmas of the domain, fostering a deeper understanding and exchange of ideas.
d. AI Negotiation Labs: In the second week, participants will utilise insights from expert presentations and peer discussions to design and implement their own AI Assistant with the support of data scientists and machine learning specialists. These labs will focus on the development of AI tools to analyse negotiation contexts, assess the interests of involved parties, and explore strategies to mobilise influence within stakeholders' networks.
This structured approach ensures that each cycle is both informative and interactive, allowing participants to apply their learnings in complex negotiation and to experience AI usage in real-time. The four cycles offer a comprehensive learning journey, focusing on various aspects of negotiation.