Negotiation Foundations

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What Is Negotiation Foundations?

Work through differences in interests, terms, resources, or expectations to reach an agreement that is acceptable to the parties involved.

Why Does Negotiation Foundations Matter?

Negotiation Foundations matters because effective negotiation starts before the conversation: knowing interests, priorities, alternatives, boundaries, and the terms that actually matter prevents avoidable concessions.

What Does It Look Like?

Someone applying negotiation foundations may:

  • separates stated positions from underlying interests
  • knows which terms are flexible and which are not
  • trades value deliberately instead of conceding randomly

How to Develop Negotiation Foundations

You can develop it by:

  • prepare interests, alternatives, and boundaries before a negotiation
  • role-play a negotiation where both sides have a legitimate constraint

Where Can Negotiation Foundations Be Useful?

Negotiation Foundations can be useful in areas such as:

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