HHI Executive Course
Mastering Complex and High-Stakes Negotiations
AI-Enhanced Executive Program on Complex Negotiation
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Gain essential skills to effectively plan and manage challenging negotiation with confidence.
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Handling diverse stakeholders;
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Navigating adversarial dynamics; and,
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Respond to time-sensitive crises.
This Harvard immersive training prepares you for the complexities of real-world negotiation related to climate, migration, social, security and others crises.
Gain essential skills to effectively plan and manage challenging negotiation with confidence.
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Handling diverse stakeholders;
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Navigating adversarial dynamics; and,
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Respond to time-sensitive crises.
This Harvard immersive training prepares you for the complexities of real-world negotiation related to climate, migration, social, security and others crises.
Key Facts
Key Features
Practical Hands-on
Exercises
Real-world scenarios from conflict, climate and migration negotiations, allowing participants to develop and apply skills in authentic, high-stakes processes.
AI- Enhanced
Tools and Techniques
Building on Harvard's cutting-edge research, this course explores how AI can be of valuable support in negotiation, enhancing strategy, adaptability, and decision-making.
Practical Hands on
Exercises
Essential for learning frontline negotiation providing real-time interaction and immediate feedback, with negotiation experts, simulating high-pressure environments.
AI-Enhanced
Tools and Techniques
Building on Harvard's cutting-edge research, this course explores how AI can be of valuable support in negotiation, enhancing strategy, adaptability, and decision-making.
Live Immersive
Sessions
Essential for learning frontline negotiation providing real-time interaction and immediate feedback, with negotiation experts, simulating high-pressure environments.
Practical Hands-on
Exercises
Real-world scenarios from conflict, climate and migration negotiations, allowing participants to develop and apply skills in authentic, high-stakes processes.
AI- Enhanced
Tools and Techniques
Building on Harvard's cutting-edge research, this course explores how AI can be of valuable support in negotiation, enhancing strategy, adaptability, and decision-making.
Our Vision
Today’s professionals face increasingly complex negotiations, from humanitarian crises to climate talks and community mediation. With high stakes and intense pressure, a proven framework is essential to stay in control, manage difficult counterparts, and achieve successful outcomes.
This course draws on over 16 years of research and the experiences of 400+ expert negotiators from around the globe. You’ll walk away with not only the skills to succeed in complex negotiations but also the confidence to apply them under real-world pressures.
Introductory Video
with Claude Bruderlein
Course Audience:
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Humanitarian Professionals
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Community leaders
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Climate negotiators
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Migration lawyers and activists
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Global health professionals
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Graduate students in diplomacy, health or public policy.
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Other domains and people working on the frontline of social issues.
Claude Bruderlein is a seasoned educator in complex negotiation with over three decades of experience in teaching and research at the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard T. Chan School of Public Health,
As a co-founder of Frontline Associates, he brings extensive expertise from his work in high-stakes negotiation environments from Afghanistan to the Middle East and West Afrca.
Claude has founded and led initiatives such as the Centre of Competence on Humanitarian Negotiation (CCHN) and served as Strategic Advisor to the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross. His career spans operational roles with the ICRC and advisory positions at the United Nations, making him uniquely equipped to guide participants through the challenges of frontline negotiation.
Lead Instructor:
Claude Bruderlein, LL.M., Esq
Faculty Instructor, HSPH, HKS,
Senior Researcher, HHI
Live Immersive
Sessions
Essential for learning frontline negotiation providing real-time interaction and immediate feedback, with negotiation experts, simulating high-pressure environments.
Practical Hands-on
Exercises
Real-world scenarios from conflict, climate and migration negotiations, allowing participants to develop and apply skills in authentic, high-stakes processes.
AI- Enhanced
Tools and Techniques
Building on Harvard's cutting-edge research, this course explores how AI can be of valuable support in negotiation, enhancing strategy, adaptability, and decision-making.
Introductory Video
with Claude Bruderlein
Frontline negotiation course designed for:
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Humanitarian Professionals
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Community leaders
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Climate negotiators
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Migration lawyers and activists
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Global health professionals
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Graduate students in diplomacy, health or public policy.
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Other domains and people working
n the frontline of social issues.
Claude Bruderlein is a seasoned educator in complex negotiation with over three decades of experience in teaching and research at the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard T. Chan School of Public Health,
As a co-founder of Frontline Associates, he brings extensive expertise from his work in high-stakes negotiation environments from Afghanistan to the Middle East and West Afrca.
Claude has founded and led initiatives such as the Centre of Competence on Humanitarian Negotiation (CCHN) and served as Strategic Advisor to the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross. His career spans operational roles with the ICRC and advisory positions at the United Nations, making him uniquely equipped to guide participants through the challenges of frontline negotiation.
Lead Instructor:
Claude Bruderlein, LL.M., Esq
Faculty Instructor, HSPH, HKS,
Senior Researcher, HHI
Course Details
Participants who successfully meet all course requirements, including completing an 8-page paper analyzing a frontline negotiation case, will receive a Certification of Completion issued by the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative.
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Dates: March 17 - 21, 2025
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Format: Live, online sessions via Zoom, with interactive exercises supported by Miro Boards.
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Course Materials: Participants will receive a comprehensive handbook on complex negotiation as part of the course
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AI Tool Access: Participants are encouraged to purchase a ChatGPT Plus subscription (not included in the course fee) to assist in crafting their AI Assistant
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Fee: USD 2,200 for the 15-hour course
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Early Registion Discounted Tuition: $2,000 USD
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Discounts available for humanitarian workers in NGOs, international NGOs, and UN agencies as well as for those from Lease Developed Countries (LDCs)
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Exclusive Community Access: Participants gain complimentary access to the Frontline Associates Community of Practice on AI in Negotiation for three months (valued at USD 240)
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Delivery Mode: Due to the case-based and highly practical nature of the course, sessions are live only
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Recording Policy: No session recordings will be available
Participants who successfully meet all course requirements, including completing an 8-page paper analyzing a frontline negotiation case, will receive a Certification of Completion issued by the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative.
-
Dates: March 17 - 21, 2025
-
Format: Live, online sessions via Zoom, with interactive exercises supported by Miro Boards.
-
Course Materials: Participants will receive a comprehensive handbook on complex negotiation as part of the course
-
AI Tool Access: Participants are encouraged to purchase a ChatGPT Plus subscription (not included in the course fee) to assist in crafting their AI Assistant
-
Fee: USD 2,200 for the 15-hour course
-
Early Registion Discounted Tuition: $2,000 USD
-
Discounts available for humanitarian workers in NGOs, international NGOs, and UN agencies as well members of the FATC Community.
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Exclusive Community Access: Participants gain complimentary access to the Frontline Associates Community of Practice on AI in Negotiation for three months (valued at USD 240)
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Delivery Mode: Due to the case-based and highly practical nature of the course, sessions are live only
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Recording Policy: No session recordings will be available
Course Details
Engaging With Field Practitioners
Dariha Erketaeva
Negotiation Specialist
Frontline Associates Community
Kirk Kinnell
Founder and Lead Negotiator
Negotiated Resolutions
Mustafa Hatam
Negotiation Specialist
Frontline Associates Community