The INI is a not-for-profit initiative designed to:

• Bridge the gap between negotiation research and practice with a feedback loop;
• Become a shared platform for international thought leadership in negotiation; and
• Build capacity to promote negotiation competence and excellence standards worldwide.

The INI is unique as it will:

• Generate field-based research to inform negotiation theory and practice;
• Be a non-profit, non-membership, inclusive platform predominantly financed by grants;
• Not provide consulting or training services;
• Complement and partner, not compete, with other negotiation stakeholders;
• Provide open-access information of practical value to all;
• Connect scholars, skills trainers and researchers with practitioners; and
• Be multi-lingual, trans-cultural and operate predominantly online.