I come from an authoritarian background, whether family or education system. Actually as a child i never had the opportunity to learn anything about negotiation.

As an adult i avoided any situation in which a negotiation was possible. I retreated easily and i thought i didn't have an assertive attitude. Today i know you can't be assertive if you don't know the meaning of a "pie" and how to calculate it, or how to be prepared in advance for the negotiation. Also you have to know your added value and how others see your added value. I was always confrontational and not collaborative. I had always arbitrator attitude.

Today i went to wash my car, i told them to clean it from the outside only and not to touch it from the inside. After they were done i asked how much for outside cleaning only, their answer was 7 whether from inside and outside or just from outside. I said i will talk to the manager, who repeated the same answer. I replied, logically it should be less. The manager said to the workers, just take 5 from him.

I drove the car with a smile saying to myself, this course has started to show effects.

The course is a good balance of video, quizzes and groupassigments that creates a variated and interactive course!

Videos with controlquestions in the middle or at the end that makes sure you as a learner keeps up with whats going on.

The course altso gives some good insite about different theories within negotioations and deviding assets before going on to solving cases with classmates. The Forums make it easy to find partners in your class and good directions on how to hand in the results in the best way for your peers to grade the quality of your negotioation.

Would recomend this course as the level of effort put in to making it, makes it a great course with lots of learning. A great make by the proffessor and everyone involved!

At the end of the course you have some new tools and views on negotioations and how to devide assets.

An over all good experiance !

Beyond any doubts, as popular options of e-learning, technology-enhanced platforms and MOOC initiatives have changed the way the world of learning and knowledge sharing. In the digital era, when it comes to lifelong learning, their sphere of influence are non-negligible.

Accordingly, I hereby would like to thank to Yale University, as well.

I am very pleased to attend and complete another course including remarkable cases and a wide-ranging set of topics. I highly recommend the MOOC “Introduction to Negotiation: A Strategic Playbook for Becoming a Principled and Persuasive Negotiator” to everyone who wants to dive deeper into negotiation principles and a pie framework.

I am sincerely grateful to Yale University and Prof. Barry Nalebuff as well as, coursera for this challenging but promising experience and innovative learning opportunity.

This is one of the most remarkable, useful and well-structured courses I have ever taken, in real life or online. The principles of negotiation are well explained and applied, and the interactions we must develop with our classmates make the experience incredibly friendly and applicable to real life settings. This course has given me a firm ground to approach negotiation problems from a logical perspective, which is never taught at school but which I believe is a fundamental part of a successful career and personal life.

I wish this course had lasted longer and perhaps covered some topics in greater detail--proof that this is an excellent course is that upon finishing I had even more questions on my mind!

Thanks so much Prof. Nalebuff for a truly extraordinary course!

Diego Miranda-Saavedra, PhD

Even though the first weeks seem heavy on the mathematics the lessons in the other weeks are so rewarding that it is worth pushing your way through week 1. Contrary to some other reviewers I think the course material is extremely well balanced with regards to the many aspects of negotiations. Barry Nalebuff is a very clear, thoughtful and entertaining teacher. The videos and animations are neat, fun and well put together. And honestly I think the course offers extremely valuable lessons for life in general.

I sincerely recommend doing the negotiation assignments with other students. I found it very doable to connect with peers through the forum and the study groups. And the assignments doubled or even trippled my learnings and motivation.

Dear Professor Barry Nalebuff, I would like to express my sincere gratitude for the negotiation course and the skills that I have developed under your guidance. I am extremely thankful for the knowledge you have imparted to me and for helping me grow as a negotiator. Your course has helped me better understand the principles and tactics of negotiation and has encouraged me to apply these skills in real-life situations. I have learned to communicate effectively, build strong relationships, and identify mutually beneficial outcomes in the negotiation process. Additionally, I have learned how to manage conflicts and find satisfactory solutions for all parties involved. With respect, Paolazzo Marina

Barry has elegantly structured the classes to teach us the basics of negotiation, in a simplest but interesting way, which otherwise would have been quite complex and difficult concept to learn. He helped us to approach negotiations critically rather than emotionally and inculcated the concept of maximizing the pie, being equitable and allocentric. The guest lectures, were stalwarts in the field of negotiations and was quite an experience, understanding their perspective in approaching the negotiations, whether in personal or professional life.

Also, thank you Coursera for helping me to access such classes and versatile faculty/ies from Yale University, which otherwise impossible for me attend

An excellent course, led by a highly engaging and passionate professor. The course has now been running for a number of years, however Professor Nalebuff is clearly still heavily involved in providing new material and engaging with students.

I was surprised to find some reviewers were critical of the math. Obviously the difficulty is relative, however I don't feel the small amount of math in the first 2 weeks should dissuade anyone from taking the course, and it seemed more a way of providing objective solutions that couldn't be disputed in illustrating the principles being taught.

This is what true learning should be about, and an outstanding effort by Barry Nalebuff and the Coursera platform.

This is a fantastic course delivered by a fantastic professor. After taking an exchange course through my MBA with Yale, I got the recommendation from another Yale negotiations professor to take this course. I am happy with the time invested and what I received in return. There are three case studies that you practice the teachings with other students and I was delighted to meet people from all over the world and negotiate with them. The principles thought are great and will help me in the future. I would recommend this course to my closest friends and family.

Thank your Professor Barry Nalebuff you have given me some great tools and insights,

Ricardo

Loved this course.

The lecture videos were very clear, well framed, loved the white background and the instructor was always looking at the camera.

The animated illustrations provided made the lecture extremely fun to watch and a lot easier to understand.

Barry is an excellent presenter, well spoken, fun, pleasant and speaks in a welcoming tone.

What I loved about this course is the nature of the assignments which stressed the point of actually doing negotiations with other classmates, it forced me to interact with complete strangers from different countries and review the work of others, which was an immensely pleasant experience.

Very impressive approach. I learned new skills, new mindsets, and new strategies. The way the course is presented is very well done, with enacted videos and examples, as well as case studies to practice. The peer-review however does not work very well: although it was helpful in a way to see other students' case studies, the number of assignemnts submitted that are not the actual work causes a huge loss of time.

The instructor is very didactical and explains complex concepts very easily; makes good use of real practical examples and visual aids.

I would love if Coursera could make available other courses by Mr. Barry Nalebuff.

He estado trabajando los últimos 15 años en el área comercial, lo que requirió de innumerables negociaciones exitosas (y otras no tanto). Sin embargo, este curso me ha dado nuevas herramientas y conceptos, que estoy segura facilitarán mis próximas negociaciones. Recomiendo este curso al 100%, lo he disfrutado, me he reído, y sobre todo he aprendido muchísimo. Creo que nada de esto hubiese sido posible sin el carismático profesor Barry, quien logró motivarme durante todo el curso con sus eleocuentes clases y sobre todo su don de gente, al punto de disfrutar cada clase como si fuera un niño abriendo los regalos de Navidad!

I can only say THANK YOU Prof. Nalebuff!

The course is challenging, interesting, stimulating and helped me learn not only negotiation skills but to understand their wide and useful implications in the real world. I developed a more strategic frame of mind without compromising on aspects such as fairness and mutual parties satisfaction. Thank you for making the course so interactive and interesting, I never felt we were alone in this. I also enjoyed the group projects which helped to push our limits, challenge the concepts we were learning and use them in concrete negotiation cases. I could not recommend this course more.

I'm thoroughly impressed with the thoughtful design of this course 🤩. It's a joy to learn when each lesson is as engaging as the last 📚✨. The use of examples, videos 🎥, and even a WhatsApp chat group 📱 enriches the learning experience. The live negotiation opportunities are incredibly beneficial 🤝, and the chance to connect with fellow learners is fantastic 🌐. Professor Barry Nalebuff's expertise undoubtedly makes him one of the world's leading educators in this field 👨🏫🌟. This course is a gift to the mind 🎁 and adds tremendous value to life. Highly recommended for anyone looking to expand their horizons! 🚀

I found this course very helpful and would recommend this course for anyone who wants to improve their negotiation skills. The course uses animation to elaborate complex concepts and assignments for practices. Not like other negotiation skills teaching the tips for negotiation, the thinking logic and principle of the course is highly useful. Besides, there are many recorded role plays for us to see what others do and what we can learn from others. So far this is the best course I've taken at Coursera Platform! I do think Coursera should make some billboard for course recommendations based on students comments.

This course is extremely valuable. It provides a really interesting approach to negotiations, which is really creative and easy to understand. If you are keen on Maths there is also some optional advanced information.

The videos are really proffesionally animated and easy-going. Having live practices with fellow students is enriching and amusing. On top of everything, the advices of experienced negotiators are really valuable treasures.

Another important thing is that the considered study cases cover some situations that might be faced in your professional career. No doubt, I highly recommend this course!

This is an amazing course, wonderfully prepared and giving you super useful skills, applicable not only in deal making. It shows a principled approach to negotiation, framing it in terms of fairness and not as a hard ball game. Besides being an effective method, it provides a constructive approach to negotiation, allowing you to get the desired outcome without compromising on the long-term relationships. As a scientist myself, I very much enjoyed the touch of math and a very quick intro to game theory! Thank you Prof. Nalebuff and all the people who helped you prepare this wonderful experience!

This course offers, Extraordinary insight into different strategies of Negotiation, which I had no knowledge of in-spite of having 24 years of experience in Negotiation (buying, selling, sourcing of Fabrics & garments).

Hat's off to Professor Barry Nalebuff, who has put in huge efforts in making this course so much interesting, enjoyable and easy to understand with case studies.

Keep it up Professor Barry Nalebuff , Yale University & Coursera in offering such an informative, usefull course on Negotiation.

Looking forward to enrolling into more courses offered by Professor Barry Nalebuff.

It is a very interesting course. It gives you an idea of what to think before entering a negotiation, setting your goals, the importance of cooperating with the other person to find a solution that works for both sides, expanding the benefits of a deal. The videos are simple with great visualisations that help you understand the basic concepts of the negotiation. The exercises that you have to do and the quizzes are brilliant and help you understand the material as well as practice with other persons. The professor Barry Nalebuff is great too. I highly recommend this course.

A very great course. I learnt a lot of new and useful things after the course. I love how the animations make things look more simple and easier to understand, and I love the honest messages that Professor Nalebuff and Mr. Cohen deliver. In the end, I see this course not only teaches us the negotiation techniques but also shows us the lessons in life: be honest and have a kind heart (cooperative mind, fair and care for the others). That is the message I like the most. Thank you Professor Nalebuff and thank you Coursesa for making this course available to me and to everyone.

It has been a really important, challenging and useful experience for me.

Negotiation is present in every moment of our lives. We need to know about this.

People face multiple negotiation processes every day of their lives and in their work.

However, it is necessary to do this by seeing people's experiences and using a scientific approach.

This course has taught me a lot.

I hope that I will see the benefits of support both in my daily life and in my professional life.

Thank you so much.

As the esteemed author Herb Cohen said, 'anything is negotiable.'

Faik Serkan Bag

Fantastic course! Excellent Prof who is extremely enthusiastic and engaging. The course material was equally challenging as it was interesting. Guest speakers were also great, once again great choice by Course Lecturer Prof Barry Nalebuff I can't say enough great things about him, really. Highly recommend! As an Attorney-at-Law I felt I had some negotiation skills going in but learning the theoretical aspects of negotiation the concepts and principles in such an intricate manner is certainly beyond the practical negotiation training received in law school.

Negotiation game upgrade alert 🚀 Thank you Barry Nalebuff #HerbCohen #lindababcock #johnmccallmacbain for a real life learning experience that changed the way I approach negotiations. I am ready to create further value, prepared to achieve desired outcomes in any business situation and make the deals my clients want.Thanks Julan Deden for being a great negotiation partner, we made negotiation fun even if it lasted 10 hours at a time!Coursera & Yale University thanks for making an important skill to have in business and in life available for learning.

An excellent course, organised by a superb instructor. I would highly recommend this course to anyone with a general interest in negotiation. The course is fun, interesting and constantly challenging. Great care has been taken in the preparation of materials, including the visual appeal of the animations used in videos and the direct dialogue by Prof. Barry Nalebuff. There are tools and exercises that you will find applicable in everyday life, not just in negotiations. This course is worth the Coursera subscription alone. Thanks to all involved.

Barry is intelligent and imparts knowledge by connecting deeply with his students, using wisecracks and giving practical notes. This course deepened my knowledge of important concepts such as; the Pie, the Principle of the Divided Cloth, Shapley's Value, and most importantly, learning to lean into my personality traits while developing a negotiation strategy. This course is filled with exciting and practical knowledge of negotiation. I am grateful to Yale University for the opportunity to learn and improve my professional career. I recommend.