Invent creative options to achieve satisfactory agreements
from Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by Roger Fisher, William Ury
How to Apply This
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State the problem
Try to be as specific as possible. Write it down. -
Analyze the problem and its possible causes
Write down at least 3-5 possible causes. -
Brainstorm broad ideas on how to solve the problem
Write down at least 3-5 of your ideas. -
Create specific directions to deal with the situation
Do so in specific steps, organize them in a logical order. -
Search for mutual gains
Identify shared interests of all sides and write them down on a sheet of paper. -
Combine it all together!
Use information gathered in previous steps to come up with new creative options. List them all on a sheet of paper.
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