MAY ISSUE

NEW Exercise: A Hot Situation

What do we owe one another after disaster strikes? In this powerful negotiation exercise, a devastating wildfire leaves two neighbors—both victims of the same tragedy—locked in a deeply human dispute regarding an overdue invoice for an energy audit on a home that no longer exists.

Inspired by an actual story recently featured in The New York Times’ “The Ethicist” column by Kwame Anthony Appiah, this emotionally charged simulation challenges participants to navigate fairness, empathy, and financial reality when no easy answers exist. Ideal for teaching negotiation, ethics, and conflict resolution in high-stakes, real-world contexts.

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Sample Syllabus

Building or refreshing a negotiation or dispute resolution course? Kellogg Teaching Resources (KTR) offers free 5-, 10-, and 15-week sample syllabi designed to help instructors quickly create engaging, impactful courses. Each syllabus combines proven teaching materials, experiential exercises, and case studies that bring negotiation and conflict management concepts to life in the classroom.

KTR brings together the work of Kellogg Case Publishing and the Dispute Resolution Research Center (DRRC), giving instructors access to world-class teaching resources grounded in both rigorous research and practical application. As a global leader in negotiation and dispute resolution education, the DRRC pioneered the team-based experiential learning approach that has shaped how negotiation is taught around the world.

Whether you are launching a new course or updating an existing one, our sample syllabi provide a flexible foundation to help you teach with confidence—and create classroom experiences students will remember.

Moral Complexity in Leadership series

Today’s business leaders face increasingly complex decisions at the intersection of strategy, ethics, culture, and human impact. Kellogg Teaching Resources offers a growing collection of cases that challenge students to navigate these difficult gray areas—from workplace conflict and organizational culture to risk, accountability, and leadership under pressure.

Brooke Vuckovic, Kellogg Professor, has developed this series, and uses literature to apply its themes to real-world ethical and other leadership-related issues. These classroom-tested cases encourage rich discussion, critical thinking, and practical application, helping students explore what effective leadership looks like when there are no easy answers.

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