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Hidden Brain · April 7, 2025 · 52m

The Art of Better Negotiation

Max Bazerman — Harvard negotiation pioneer. How cognitive biases sabotage negotiations: anchoring, the fixed-pie assumption, and the winner's curse. The best negotiators create value instead of claiming it.

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Canon

Bazerman's negotiation research confirms the environment Canon: the structure of the negotiation (timing, information, framing) determines outcomes more than the negotiator's skill.

Highlights

The fixed-pie assumption — most negotiations aren't zero-sum
Bazerman: most people assume negotiation is dividing a fixed pie. The best negotiators expand the pie first, then divide a bigger one.
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