Mastering Complex and High-Stakes Negotiations with AI
Overview
Navigating complex negotiations during conflicts and humanitarian crises like irregular migration and access challenges is more important than ever. Harvard University invites you to take your negotiation skills to the next level through our online course, Mastering Complex and High-Stakes Negotiations.
With techniques grounded in over a decade of research, you’ll leave equipped to influence outcomes, manage difficult relationships, and meet critical organizational goals. After this course you’ll be able to engage in multi-party negotiations, influence decision-makers, and manage adversarial relationships effectively.
Course Highlights
By the end of this course, you'll leave with a set of practical tools and insights that you can immediately apply, including:
Instructor
Claude Bruderlein, Esq., LL.M, Adunct Lecturer and Senior Researcher, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, he co-founded Frontline Associates, where he serves as Lead Instructor of a community of practice focused on advancing AI negotiation practices. He holds teaching appointments at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He has served as Strategic Advisor to the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from 2012 to 2023 where he led research on negotiation practices across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
Intended Audience
The intended audience for this course should have a minimum of three years of experience in crisis environments, including domestic disaster preparedness and in the humanitarian sector, or one year of experience in a crisis environment with a master's degree in a field related to negotiations.
Course Logistics
Dates: September 22-26, 2025
Times: 8:00 am Eastern—12:00 pm Eastern
Tuition: $2,200 USD
Early Registration Discounted Tuition: $2,000
Discounts available for humanitarian workers in NGOs, international NGOs, and UN agencies as well as for those from Lease Developed Countries (LDCs)
