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eNegotiation System. Effective Use of Technology in Dispute Resolution Ernest Thiessen, PEng , PhD Founder, President & CEO. For BCAMI Symposium on 2012 June 21. Sponsored in part by the National Research Council of Canada. Ernest Thiessen, PEng, PhD. Engineering Systems Analyst
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eNegotiation System Effective Use of Technology in Dispute Resolution Ernest Thiessen, PEng, PhD Founder, President & CEO For BCAMI Symposium on 2012 June 21 Sponsored in part by the National Research Council of Canada
Ernest Thiessen, PEng, PhD • Engineering Systems Analyst • PhD from Cornell University • Inventor of the Smartsettle eNegotiation System • Founder, President & CEO of iCan Systems Inc. located in Vancouver BC • Director, Summit Negotiations Society • Repeat speaker at UN sponsored forums on Online Dispute Resolution • Water conflict management lecturer for UNESCO-IHE
Decision making in a more peaceful, collaborative & intelligent way throughout the world Vision
Reach fair decisions Don’t leave anything out Goals for Clients (comprehensive) • Do it properly (legal) • Be efficient (better than just fair) • Document with a formal agreement
RELATIONSHIPS are harmed by using inappropriate tactics, WEAKER parties are inhibited by a power imbalance, Huge amounts of TIME and MONEY are wasted with a tedious negotiation dance. Significant VALUE is left on the table and outcomes are unstable.
One Infinity Simple Cases Complex Cases Sponsored in part by the National Research Council of Canada
Party B Party C Party A Better than Fair Deal SmartsettleeNegotiationSystem • Smart • Neutral • Trustworthy • Safe • Secure • Anywhere • Anytime Skilled Facilitator(s)
FAIRNESS EFFICIENCY Objectives for Superior Agreements
TheKeys Smartsettle addresses these objectives with an early intervention process that encourages and rewards collaboration.
Process for Fairness & Efficiency Prepare and gather information Summarize issues
Reach binding agreement Improve it Signing ceremony With professional input to insure that all parties are adequately informed Process for Fairness & Efficiency Prepare and gather information Summarize issues Create / Modify Framework for Agreement Negotiate
Single issue or many issues Visual Blind Bidding Getting to Fair
Low values high values DifferentPreferences Joey Jenny How much should Jenny get?
Initial OptimisticProposals Where is Fair? Somewhere in between 10% 30% Jenny Joey
Tedious Negotiation Dance Visual Blind Bidding 10 30 Jenny Joey
Visual Blind Bidding 10 13 16 20 24 26 28 30 Jenny Joey Suggestions
Hidden Acceptances Visual Blind Bidding 10 13 16 20 24 26 28 30 Jenny Joey Suggestions
Visual Blind Bidding Hidden Acceptances 13 16 20 24 26 28 30 10 Jenny Joey Suggestions
Visual Blind Bidding It’s a deal! (there may still be hidden value) 10 13 16 20 24 26 28 30 Works with any type of negotiation, any number of parties, and any type or number of issues.
Visual Blind Bidding 10 13 16 20 24 26 28 30 Reward for collaboration
Jenny Joey Visual Blind Bidding 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Jenny moves and declares Final Session Agreement revealed by Smartsettle ? ? 24 Zone of Agreement Joey’s final move 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Smartsettle considers the party that made the smallest last move as most collaborative.
Jenny 20 Final Deal Joey Fair Dampened Pendulum Arbitration TRIBUNAL 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 17 • Rewards fairness • Minimizes the need for arbitration • Minimizes clear-loser problems
Fruit to Jenny (%) Peel to Jenny (%) Who peels the orange Multiple Issues to be Negotiated Cake for Joey (pieces)
0 100 Worst Best 0 100 Joey Jenny Mom Both 20 5 Jenny’s Bargaining Ranges Fruit to Jenny (%) 2 Peel to Jenny (%) Who peels the orange Cake for Joey (pieces)
0 100 0 100 3 0 Jenny’s Issue Importance 10 Fruit to Jenny (%) 90 Peel to Jenny (%) Joey Jenny Mom Both 20 Who peels the orange 20 Cake for Joey (pieces)
optimistic Fair & Optimal Solution Baseline optimistic walkaways Smartsettle Multivariate Process 100% EfficiencyFrontier Jenny Zone of Potential Agreement 0 0 Joey 100%
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