Mandell Clip 2

Instructional Themes: Peer learning; Case teaching; simulation; role playing; application; student-centered learning; time pressure

Profiled: Brian Mandell, Mohamed Kamal Senior Lecturer in Negotiation and Public Policy, teaches "Advanced Workshop in Multiparty Negotiation and Conflict Resolution" to 60 students at the Harvard Kennedy School.

Clip Length: 8 minutes, 1 second (1:44:15-1:52:16)

Clip Context:

• “Advanced Workshop in Multiparty Negotiation and Conflict Resolution,” a graduate course at the Harvard Kennedy School with 60 students enrolled.
• This course pushes students to apply their learning to realistic negotiation scenarios through immersive, absorbing learning activities. In this class period, students spend almost two hours role-playing different countries in the Pacific Rim as they attempt to negotiate a trade deal. The teaching team then leads a debrief of the exercise.
• This clip comes 1 hour, 45 minutes into the 3-hour class session as the simulation is nearing its end. Participants are facing a time crunch to come to an agreement.