Conflict is a growth industry, as a glance at the daily paper or the nightly news tells us. Trade wars, global
warming, ethnic strife, refugee crises - as the world draws closer together on a thousand fronts, trouble erupts,
clashes occur, and new problems arise. What's wrong, and what can be done about it? This cogent book offers a clear
approach for dealing with conflicting interests of any kind. Roger Fisher, the world-renowned master of negotiation,
with two of his leading colleagues - Elizabeth Kopelman and Andrea Kupfer Schneider - provides a step-by-step process
for dealing with the persistent and complex disputes that mark our changing, often dangerous world. Instead of
simply asking why things work - or don't - the authors ask: how can we affect the way things work? They break conflicts
into manageable components and advance a process for problem-solving. Arguing that we need to move beyond one-shot
"solutions" toward a constructive way of dealing with differences, they lay out tools for conflict analysis
and practical applications for those tools in the international arena. The authors also show that tactics which
successfully influence an adversary are equally applicable to the task of persuading an employer, a community official,
or a business associate. Originally drafted as a handbook for the diplomats and senior officials advised by Fisher
and his colleagues, this succinct, lucid, and effective book is the primer about the new paradigm in conflict management.
Table of Contents
1. Look Forward with a Purpose
2. Step into Their Shoes
3. Focus on Their Choice
4. Generate Fresh Ideas
5. Formulate Good Advice
6. Help Change the Game
