Igniting the negotiation superpower through preparation, practice, and reflection in real-life scenarios

A free, interactive learning experience built with communities across the US.

Launched with

The Next Level Lab at the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Project Zero, with funding and support from Accenture Corporate Citizenship.

The idea

What is negotiation empowerment?

Negotiation is an interaction in which what two or more parties accomplish together is better than what each can do alone — where 2 + 2 is greater than 4. How well we negotiate shapes our personal, professional, and community lives, and the relationships within them.

Our approach

Preparation, practice, reflection

Three practices that reinforce one another. Where they overlap is where negotiation skill actually forms.

What we have built

Our work

  • Research

    Research

    Our publication explores the affordances and pitfalls of AI-generated feedback after an AI-powered role-play simulation.

  • Pilot

    Pilot

    The pilot learning experience, built in collaboration with immigrant community organizations in Ohio.

  • Findings

    Findings

    A report synthesizing our key insights from the pilot deployment with Arab and Afghan immigrants in Texas and Ohio.

The people

Our team

  • Michael Wheeler, Esq.

    Michael Wheeler, Esq.

  • Dr. Chris Dede

    Dr. Chris Dede

  • Ashley Etemadi

    Ashley Etemadi

  • Athena Tassis

    Athena Tassis

  • Dr. Lydia Cao

    Dr. Lydia Cao

Bring negotiation empowerment to your community

We work with community organizations to adapt the experience to the people they serve.