Skill-Building Clinics
“I learned more from this one-day clinic than I did in a one-year course I took in conflict transformation and peacebuilding.”
Negotiation Strategies Clinic Participant
CTL offers skill-building clinics to help students develop practical skills in negotiation and dispute resolution. Our clinics are led by experts in the field, and have explored topics such as crisis leadership and decision-making, the essential role of dignity in resolving conflict, negotiating online, and more.
“I thought the instructor was really dynamic, and the activities were both unique and engaging. I felt like I was able to view my own preconceived notions in a different way and identify triggers for myself.”
Crisis Leadership Clinic Participant
Clinic Highlights
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Dignity: Its Essential Role in Resolving Conflict with Dr. Donna Hicks
Dan Shapiro, founder of the Harvard International Negotiation Program, introduced a framework for how emotions work in negotiation. With this framework, students learned how they can practically engage with these emotions during negotiations in government, business, international relations, and everyday life. In the afternoon, Dan led the group through a hypothetical multi-stakeholder negotiation, which included a simulation of tribal identity formation and its role in fueling conflict. Students emerged from this workshop with an appreciation for the role of emotion in negotiation, as well as the difficulty of navigating tribalism in a polarized world. Conflict Resolution Master’s student Jude Massaad, in her reflection, said that the clinic “renewed my motivation to bridge the divide between people of different backgrounds, especially after recognizing how hard it is to do so while being tested myself by this experience.”
January 18, 2024
August 14, 2023
Dignity in Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue
February 13, 2023