I just heard Dahlia Lithwick over the weekend on NPR describing her new theory of the world–Muppet Theory–and I am convinced that this could usefully explain much of the legal system as well. Lithwick, a writer for Slate Magazine and Newsweek, has divided the world into Berts and Ernies. As she outlines in her article … Continue reading Muppet Theory
In a video clip gone viral last week (hat tip to Scott Peppet), I am linking to the ending of a British game show in which the participants play a version of the prisoner’s dilemma with the winnings at the end. High-stakes one-shot Prisoner’s Dilemma on a British game show with an astounding strategy http://boingboing.net/2012/04/24/high-stakes-one-shot-prisoner.html … Continue reading Prisoner’s Dilemma Game Show
Courtesy of Tim Hedeen, we have a suggested new mediator orientation posted on the Georgia ADR Blog. This mediator, shall we say, is a little more domineering. I would take this suggestion with a bit of advance April Fool’s Day humor but I am sure that Tim would be happy to explain it in person next … Continue reading Mediatrix?
My Negotiation Workshop colleague, Joanne Lipo Zovic, is the alumni blogger of the month for Marquette and posted her non-scientific survey on lawyering skills. Her findings support much of what we teach in dispute resolution and I particularly liked the wordle she created from the results. As she writes: I got 38 responses back (thanks to all of … Continue reading Lawyering Skills
A little holiday cheer while grading exams–here’s how (yet another) failed negotiation went in my house this past fall. For context, my son Noah broke his leg on the very first day of school, 10 minutes into the very first soccer practice of the year. Since he couldn’t move much, his friends have been over … Continue reading Negotiating Trick Shots
So Art is too modest to blog about himself but he kicked off this morning presenting on his new paper examining the role of gender in making ethical decisions. Counter to other previous studies, Art and his co-author Jess Alberts find that when faced with a client request not to disclose a material fact, women … Continue reading Art Hinshaw (ASU)–Gender & Negotiation Ethics
In honor of the upcoming shop-a-thon known as Black Friday, I am linking to last week’s article in Newsweek about how we need to shop. The science behind this impulse is the same that we deal with negotiation in terms of how clients view risk, loss, and gratification. In full disclosure, here’s a picture of my most … Continue reading Beware Black Friday
My wonderful colleague, Janine Geske, who started the Restorative Justice Iniative here at Marquette has been spending her semester abroad at the University of Leuven in Belgium. Other than being wildly jealous for the regular access to topnotch chocolate, fruity beer, frites, and waffles, I am also very impressed with what looks like a diverse and … Continue reading RJ initiatives in Belgium
It finally hit me yesterday–it’s not that when you travel, you are likely to negotiate. We’ve written and talked about that before. (See our posts from our Israel trip here.) Traveling is negotiation…. at least in terms of preparation. So, yesterday morning I was flying out of Harrisburg to get home in time to teach … Continue reading Traveling with your BATNA
Last week in honor of ABA Mediation Week, the DR Society here hosted former Senator Russell Feingold for a talk on Civility in Public Discourse. We had a wonderful off-the-record hour (so I can’t tell you all the good stories!–here is me cracking up at one) but what I can say is heartening in terms … Continue reading Senator Feingold on Civility
