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.
BUT IS IT REALLY WORKING? The World of Impact Investing
“Impact measurement” has probably been the biggest buzzword in the philanthropy community over the past decade, as this “industry” strove to move away from its sleepy beginnings in the comfortable world of grant-giving and begin to...
UNTANGLING COMPLEXITY A Report from the G20 Negotiations in Hamburg
The dynamics of this process were fascinating to experience. Just as in a symphony, things started slow, at a courtly pace, with periods of inactivity interspersed with surprise developments.
FINITE AND INFINITE GAMES A Philosophy of Living
For Carse, life can fundamentally viewed through two lenses. If all the world is a stage, then we are all playing either finite or infinite games.
FRENCH LESSONS What Emmanuel Macron can teach us about negotiation
The new President of France has become the toast of Europe ever since he exploded on the stage just a few months ago. Is this the new Kennedy, the new de Gaulle, Napoleon, or even a male Joan of Arc?
KEEPING COOL WHEN THINGS GET HOT On Emotion in Negotiation
Even after years of experience as a negotiation practitioner and teacher/coach, I am still challenged by the nefarious effects of emotion in negotiation. This month we explore how to keep cool in hot negotiations.
PLAYING FOR PEACE ON THE STREET Bond Street Theatre in Malaysia
Every few months, we like to blog about our esteemed grantees, the organizations that are successfully using games and play not only to teach negotiation in the classroom but who are out in the wider world applying this powerful medium.
DO YOU REALLY MEAN IT? On Authenticity in Negotiation
Some years ago, Barbra Streisand granted a one-hour interview with Larry King on CNN, just after her highly successful concert tour on the US East Coast. Keen to glean as much as he could from this all-too-rare journalistic opportunity.
IDEAS IN MOTION Teaching “Newcomers” to Negotiate
Every so often, we like to turn the spotlight of this blog on our esteemed RGI grantees. This month I would like to introduce the very exciting crowdfunding campaign of our partners SINGA Deutschland gUG in Berlin.
THE ART OF THE (WIN-WIN) DEAL Can Negotiators Learn Anything From Donald Trump?
I have of course been observing the first days of Trump’s America with interest and trepidation, but also with the practiced eye of the negotiator. From that perspective, there is much to be concerned about.
PLAYING WITH ICEBERGS Improvizational Negotiation
To round out the year, please allow a few musings on the connections between negotiation and one of my other passions, improvisational theater (IT).