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About

The Art & Science of Negotiation

A free, research-driven course — making the essential life skill of negotiation available to everyone.

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About Your Instructor

Joshua Becker is a P&Q "Best 40-Under-40" MBA professor at the UCL School of Management with nearly 20 years of experience working in communication, negotiation, and conflict management. Joshua has worked with groups including the Brookings Institution, the European Commission, the Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service (UK), and the Baltimore Police Department.

He is a practicing conflict mediator and negotiation coach, supporting topics ranging from interpersonal disputes to large-scale corporate partnerships. His research has been published in world-leading venues including Science, Management Science, and Harvard Business Review.

This Course

This free online course is supported by University College London to improve negotiation teaching and practice. Lectures are provided by Prof. Becker, in the belief that everyone should have access to these essential life skills.

If you participate in our video-based learning exercises (“negotiation club”) we will ask your permission to record the sessions. We adhere to strict data privacy practices and research ethics, and all research has been approved by the UCL School of Management ethics committee.

Data Privacy

This website exists primarily for research purposes. The website tracks course content views, and we record video and activity in the negotiation exercises. No other data is collected. All data will be anonymized prior to research analysis.

If you want to use the site but don't want your data to be used in research, email joshua.becker@ucl.ac.uk to opt out of data analysis. Opting out will not impact your ability to participate in any way, including negotiation exercises.

Contact

✉  joshua.becker@ucl.ac.uk