About Us
How do we play the cards we’ve been dealt?
Negotiation is a daily practice. Though more marketable in its proximity to violence, Negotiation at its core, is about collaboration, creativity, and understanding—qualities far removed from the notion of adversarial battles or manipulative tactics. When we shift our mindset of our interactions as puzzles to be solved rather than battles to be won.
Too often, traditional negotiation training reinforces binary thinking: you either fight aggressively to secure your interests, potentially damaging relationships, or you compromise excessively, safeguarding relationships but sacrificing your legitimate needs. Mindful Negotiating challenges this false dichotomy by emphasizing that effective negotiators can be simultaneously assertive about their substantive needs and compassionate toward the individuals involved.
By adopting an approach that firmly separates people from the issues at hand, negotiators can pursue clarity and objectivity without causing relational harm. This dual approach not only leads to more satisfying outcomes but also strengthens mutual trust and respect. Over time, this creates an environment where partners feel valued and are encouraged to engage authentically, further enriching the negotiation process.
Mindful Negotiating provides tools and methodologies that empower individuals to negotiate with clarity and compassion. By fostering communication skills, strategic thinking, and emotional intelligence, we equip negotiators to create durable agreements that are substantively beneficial and relationally robust. This benefits not just immediate parties but also radiates positively into the broader communities and organizational cultures they inhabit.
Our Goals
Modernize the field of negotiation, while honoring its roots.
The field of Negotiation draws on so many disciplines, Game Theory, Behavioral Economics, Neuroscience, Family Systems, Psychodrama, Adult Development. We follow in this tradition as we understand people as fragments of their families of origin.
Yet, our world is changing, and the meaning of family and networks is ever evolving. Rather than rely on a static framework, we use this lens and challenge conventional ways of thinking by listening intently to each client and adapting to meet their particular needs. Agency-enabling for people to learn about themselves, their families, and their brains.
Maintain a realistic optimism.
Mindful Negotiating finds its roots in working with prisons. Metaphorically, this describes an essential belief that people can change, and they deserve the opportunity to grow.
While there is no magic elixir to shift internal paradigms, we hold out on the hope that when folks are given the right tools and support, and that is coupled with internal motivation, real change can happen.
Create a place for expert negotiation practitioners to gather, share, and learn.
The field of negotiation has broadened greatly since its inception. Today negotiation practitioners may also be scholars, lawyers,We believe the field is strongest when it considers multiple disciplines.
Mindful Negotiating is a place where negotiators of different fields and domains can gather to share ideas and find community.
