Negotiation and Design Thinking with David Johnson of Stanford

<p>David Johnson of Stanford speaks about his work and teaching on Negotiation and Design Thinking (e.g. David's Stanford course <a href="https://dschool.stanford.edu/classes/negotiation-by-design" target="_blank">Negotiation by Design: Applied Design Thinking for Negotiators</a>). David provides some great insights into how design thinking can help improve our negotiating skills. As part of this discussion, host Gene Tunny and David reflect on how better negotiating skills, gained through design thinking, could help us solve important economic, social, and environmental challenges. Toward the end of the episode, David talks about a book he is currently writing on <a href="https://climate-activist.com/" target="_blank">Climate Activism by Design</a>.</p><p>Other links relevant to the conversation include:</p><p><a href="https://www.scielo.br/j/rdgv/a/fhLTwf3LMh7RhM7jD6Gw5rB/?lang=en" target="_blank">Designing Online Mediation: Does “Just Add Tech” Undermine Mediation’s Ownmost Aim?</a></p><p><a href="https://www.decodingsuperhuman.com/episode/negotiation#Transcript" target="_blank">Negotiation: From Boardroom To Bedroom with David Johnson</a></p><p><a href="https://dschool.stanford.edu/resources" target="_blank">d.school resources</a></p><p><strong>About this episode's guest</strong></p><p><a href="https://law.stanford.edu/directory/david-johnson/" target="_blank">David Johnson</a> is a lawyer, writer and professor. He teaches Advanced Negotiation at Stanford Law School, and Design Thinking at the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. Across the last 20 years he has also practiced law in Silicon Valley, primarily as General Counsel for tech companies and, most recently, a non-profit foundation.</p><p>He has testified before Congress and the California Assembly on law and technology issues. He has conducted dozens of trials and appeals, including two state Supreme Court arguments. His client list included some of the biggest names in science and technology: Apple, Caliper, Google, McKesson, Sankyo Pharma