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Collaborative Negotiation

At the heart of Collaborative Divorce and Mediation is the concept of Interest-Based negotiation.  Interest-based negotiation is very different from the positional  negations that take place in litigation systems.  Interest-Based negotiations seeks to maximize the joint interest of both parties to achieve success as they have defined it for themselves.  Positional negotiations is simply win\loose no matter what the casualties are.  The following is a summary of the differences, so that you can make an assessment of what type of legacy you wish to leave for your family as you transition from what you were to what you will be. 

 

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 POSITIONAL NEGOTIATIONS

                       

 INTEREST-BASED NEGOTIATIONS

 

 

 

 Moving target, False demands

 

 Based on Hopes & Concerns

 

 

 

 Win/Lose

 

 Mutually Acceptable Agreements

 

 

 

 Use of emotions to manipulate
 Stare downs/flinching

 

 Focus on Objective Criteria

 

 

 

 Manipulative & secret 

 

 Problem Solving & Open

 

 

 

  Not concerned with relationship
  with children & extended families

 

 Focus on children and concern about
 extended families

 

 

 

  Not concerned with relationship
  with other client

 

 Relationship based
 Client's goals and questions considered

 

 

 

  Focus on past

 

  Future Focused

 

 

 

 Forced resolution

 

  Creative Problem Solving

 

 

 

  Dividing the family

 

  Re-structuring the Family

 

 

 

 Limited choices
 Divide resources and split the 
 difference

 

  Explore Choices & Expand the Resources.

 

 

 

  Loss

 

  Legacy

 

 

 

 Combative

 

  Creative

 

 

 

  Equal

 

  Equitable

 

 

 

 


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