Winter 2025 Newsletter

IN THIS ISSUE


New DRRC and PON Exercises

On Sale! 10% Off through April


Breakthrough Award

Support for Students from Underrepresented

Groups to Attend IACM


Sample Syllabi & Webinars

Resources to Help Implement DRRC Materials

in Your Negotiations Course


DRRC Webinar Tomorrow!

Breaking Barriers: Stereotypes, Climate Action, and Cultural Communication


Participants at the DRRC's Teach the Teacher program in August.


New Exercises on Sale!


In 2024, the DRRC added more than a dozen exercises to our catalog. We introduced you to exercises by Negotiation Works in the Fall newsletter, and we are featuring new original DRRC exercises as well as Harvard PON exercises in this issue.


As an incentive for you to integrate these exercises into your courses, we are offering 10% off the exercises listed below through the end of April 2025. Simply order them through the DRRC Exercises website to receive the discounted rate.


Original DRRC Content

 

Earth

Barry Nalebuff (Yale University) & Max Bazerman (Harvard University)

Earth was created to provide participants with the opportunity to negotiate a solution to the most important environmental challenge that faces humanity—climate change—leading to a better appreciation of the real challenges in bringing diverse parties together to respond to the threat of climate change.


Family Face-Off

Erika V. Hall (Emory University) & Chloe Parker

This module introduces the concept and consequences of metastereotypes (one's beliefs regarding the stereotype that out-group members hold about one’s own group) in the workplace.

 

The Body Shop

Karen MacMillan (Ivey Business School)

This case profiles Nykeba King, a leader at the Body Shop, as she considers whether her values-driven organization should expand their open hiring program beyond their warehouse location.

 

il Caffe: Un Espress Deal

Shirli Kopelman (University of Michigan), Elizabeth Randall (University of Michigan) & Ashleigh Rosette (Duke University)

il Caffè is a two-party quantified distributive price negotiation with qualitative integrative potential. It was designed to teach students how to navigate emotional dynamics to effectively implement the robust evidence-based strategy of psychological anchoring.

 


Exercises from Harvard's Program on Negotiations (PON)

 

Discord at the Daily Herald is a two party, multi-issue negotiation between the co-owners of a newspaper over how to resolve ongoing management issues and implement structural reforms.

 

Euro-Idol is a four-party, two-round international business negotiation over the selection of the host country and city for the upcoming Euro-Idol music competition. This exercise can be used in virtual and in-person synchronous and asynchronous learning environments.

 

Ren the Robot is a two-party, multi-issue negotiation between a Tokyo-based robotics company and a San Francisco-based tech company over a potential acquisition deal. The negotiation is designed to be conducted via online video conference.

 

Rose Lane is a two-party, multi-issue negotiation conducted entirely via email. A resident of a picturesque town is frustrated with their neighbor’s listing of their home as a property on a popular home-sharing site.



Breakthrough Award


The DRRC is thrilled to announce the 2025 DRRC-IACM Breakthrough Award. The award aims to support doctoral students from underrepresented backgrounds as they gain valuable professional experience in the early stages of their academic careers.

 

About the Award

The DRRC recognizes the importance of diverse viewpoints in advancing research and education on diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are dedicated to promoting the professional development of young scholars from diverse backgrounds who may face limited opportunities for networking and other career-enhancing experiences. To achieve this goal, we are excited to offer this award, which grants a $750 stipend to current doctoral students to attend the 2025 IACM Conference. This award will help cover expenses related to registration, airfare, lodging, and other travel accommodations.


Eligibility

Current doctoral students who:

  • identify with an underrepresented group (e.g., race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, sexuality, gender identity, disability status, etc.) are eligible to apply.
  • have an interest in topics related to conflict and collaboration, broadly construed. This includes intergroup conflict, conflict management, dispute resolution, negotiations, and social justice. 
  • have a submission that has been accepted for presentation at IACM.


For more information and to apply, please visit the DRRC website.

Sample Syllabi & Webinars


Syllabi for 5-, 10- and 15-week Negotiations Courses

Our sample syllabi provide directions on how to develop a negotiations course that is highly engaging. By building your course around a series of DRRC negotiation exercises, your students will have opportunities to push themselves, experiment, and practice negotiating in a wide variety of contexts as they learn about themselves and their negotiation styles. Check out our online sample syllabi now!


Webinars

Need some extra guidance to implement a DRRC exercise in your course? We offer a series of free webinar presentations each featuring an instructor talking in depth about an exercise. Webinars are available to anyone registered on the DRRC Exercises site. Available webinars are noted in the exercise description.


Coming soon! As soon as it's ready, we will post the recording of our February 4 live training webinar (see below).



There's still time to register!

 

Breaking Barriers:

Stereotypes, Climate Action, and Cultural Communication

 

February 4, 2025

11:00am–12:30pm CST

Zoom Webinar

 

In this workshop, you'll learn how to guide students through dynamic activities that explore societal perceptions, foster collaborative problem-solving, and address real-world challenges. We’ll delve into techniques for facilitating discussions on workplace stereotypes, leading experiential exercises in climate negotiations, and navigating the nuances of cultural communication.

 

Click here for more information and to register.

Dispute Resolution Research Center | Kellogg School of Management

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