What's Happening in the Field of Urban Planning?
The MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning is one of 72 university departments in North America that offers...
The Consensus Building Approach
Sat, 01/28/2017
Socially Responsible Real Estate Development (Part II)
In my preceding blog post, I argued that socially-responsible real estate development can not be achieved merely by...
Sun, 09/11/2016
Socially-Responsible Real Estate Development (Part I)
I am trying to build a MOOC (an open course on line) that will help anyone engaged in real estate development, or any...
Sun, 06/12/2016
Teaching Negotiation Online: What Happens when you Adopt a UX (User Experience Design) Orientation?
I taught an online negotiation course for the first time this...
Mon, 12/28/2015
Successful Entrepreneurs Must Learn To Negotiate
If you can’t negotiate, you can’t be a successful entrepreneur. My new online class at MIT is designed to help both...
Thu, 08/13/2015
The Effects of Climate Change Are All Local: Here's What You Can Do to Help Manage the Risks
We've spent far too much time thinking about the global causes of climate change, and not...
Sun, 06/07/2015
It's the Process, Stupid!
For part of every year, I live in the most libertarian state in America. My family and I have spent our summers and winter vacations in the same small...
Tue, 05/12/2015
Evaluating a Consensus Building Effort
I worry a lot about how to evaluate the success or failure of consensus building efforts in which I get involved. When I try to convince someone...
Sun, 04/19/2015
The Academic Life: Not much of a Community
I've been part of the same academic department for more than 40 years. For 12 of those years, I had management responsibility. All told,...
Wed, 04/01/2015
Reaching Agreement on the Nile
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan recently signed a Declaration of Principles aimed at resolving an increasingly contentious dispute over Ethiopia’s ongoing effort...
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