Dr. Joshua N. Weiss is the co-founder, with William Ury, of the Global Negotiation Initiative at Harvard University and a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Negotiation Project. He is also the Director and creator of the Master of Science degree in Leadership and Negotiation at Bay Path University. He received his Ph.D. from the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University in 2002.

 

Dr. Weiss has spoken and published on leadership, negotiation, mediation, and systemic approaches to dealing with conflict.  Currently, he conducts research, consults with many different types of organizations, delivers negotiation and mediation training and courses, and engages in negotiation and mediation at the organizational, corporate, government, and international levels.

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Dr. Weiss is the author of The Book of Real-World Negotiations: Successful Strategies From Business, Government, and Daily Life (Wiley Publishers 2020) The book shines a light on real-world negotiation examples and cases rather than discussing hypothetical scenarios. It reveals what is possible through preparation, persistence, creativity, and taking a strategic approach to your negotiations.

 

Dr. Weiss is also the co-author of a storybook trilogy for children ages six to 10 to learn negotiation and conflict resolution skills. The books are part of the Emo and Chickie series. The first book, Trouble at the Watering Hole: The Adventures of Emo and Chickie, seeks to teach children creative problem-solving. The second book, Bullied No More:  The Continuing Adventures of Emo and Chickie addresses the difficult issue of bullying. The third and final book, Phony Friends, Besties Again: The Continuing Adventures of Emo and Chickie, focuses on a social media conflict and how best to address it.

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He recently released another book helping children develop negotiation and conflict resolution skills entitled Dr. McFiddle's Brilliant Book of Creative Conflict Potions and Other Magical Things (Creative Response to Conflict Publications 2022).

   
Dr. Weiss is the creator of several innovative products that use the power of technology to convey negotiation and conflict resolution knowledge and skills to a broad audience.  In addition to teaching numerous synchronous and asynchronous courses and training over the web, he has developed two products of note.  The first is the Negotiation Tip of the Week (NTOW) podcast. The second is the Negotiator In You Audiobook and eBook series. The NTOW was in the top 100 iTunes Business Podcasts from 2007 to 2010 and has been downloaded over 2 million times.  The Negotiator In You series was published in January 2012 and was in the iTunes top audiobook category for two months. 

 

Dr. Weiss has conducted trainings and consulted with many organizations, companies, and governmental entities, including Microsoft, General Motors, United Auto Workers, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing, Christie's Art Auction House, CDM Smith, Deloitte, Genzyme, Harvard University, Mass Mutual, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Yale Medical School, the United Nations (Mediation Unit, UNAOC, UNITAR, and UNDP), Government of Canada, the US Government (State Department, Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Park Service, and Transportation Security Administration), and various state governments. 

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Lastly, Dr. Weiss delivered a Ted Talk in 2018 entitled “The Wired Negotiator” about the role of technology in negotiation and how to use it most effectively.