Our monthly blog
Each month, we muse about some aspect of negotiation, gamification or philanthropy and its effect on our work and world. Comments welcome!
If you want to take part in the discussion, you are kindly invited to join our group 'Gamification and Negotiation' on LinkedIn.
THE EAGLE AND THE FOX: Biden and Putin in Geneva
All eyes were on Geneva last week to watch the capstone of President Biden’s European trip: his “working summit” with Vladimir Putin. Would it be more than a “meet and greet”? Would meaningful concessions be made by either side?
#crewloveistruelove: On Negotiating in Teams
To negotiate alone or in a team: which is preferable? Do we even have a choice in today’s complex negotiation environment? If “teamwork is dreamwork”, how do we ensure that that dream does not spiral into a nightmare?
YOUR MONEY OR YOUR LIFE: On Threats in Negotiation
Those of us that follow political negotiation through history might well be intrigued by two contrasting examples of threats used in negotiation by US Presidents.
TEACHING TEAMWORK PLAYFULLY ONLINE: Introducing Cakes4Kids
This month, Rational Games would like to showcase our good friends and partners Larissa Menocci and Adam Ambrozy of MakeTeamwork, a boutique training and consulting company focusing on intercultural teamwork
THE POWER OF POETRY: Introducing Slam Out Loud in India
Rational Games is proud to take the occasion of this month’s blog to introduce our latest grantee: Slam Out Loud (SOL) of Delhi, India - specifically their Project Arts for All.
NEGOTIATING DIGITALLY: Easing Into the „New Normal“
Most trainers and coaches, not only for negotiation, have spent most of the last year online, and the most successful of them have learned to create engaging and interactive content especially using the new media of ZOOM and its competitors
A NEW BEGINNING? Quieting the Guns of Red and Blue
As 2021 begins, many of the eyes of the world are focused on Washington and yet another Presidential Inauguration.
PATHWAYS TO A SHARED SOCIETY: Teaching Creative, Interest-Based Negotiation in Israel
Rational Games would like to take the occasion of the last blog of 2020 to introduce our newest grantee, PATHWAYS Institute for Negotiation Education
WICKED PROBLEMS: The Limits of Win-Win Negotiation?
My good friend Bryan Lee at Privatus Consulting recently introduced me to the world of “Wicked Problems”, a fascinating discipline in the public policy realm with applications in economics, politics, sociology, and privacy.
NEGOTIATING MINDFULLY: Mindfulness As A Tool For Leaders and Negotiators
In a business culture permeated by buzzwords, it is no longer even possible to ignore the practice of mindfulness, a movement that’s been spreading like wildfire.