The author of the worldwide best-selling book on negotiation, William Ury, draws from nearly fifty years of experience to offer a way out of the seemingly impossible problems of our time. Conflict is everywhere, threatening what is most valuable to us—from our families to our democracy, from our workplaces to our world.

With this innovative book, Ury shares a new "path to potential"—proven practices that will help readers unleash their ability to engage and transform conflict in a constructive way. Possible combines elements of autobiography, guide, and manifesto, offering stories and wise advice from his nearly 50-year experience on the front lines of some of the world's toughest conflicts.

Ury, one of the leading experts in the field, has worked on conflicts ranging from boardroom battles and labor strikes to private family disputes and wars in the Middle East, Colombia, and Ukraine. In Possible, he argues that conflict is natural and that we need more conflict, not less—if we are to evolve and solve our problems creatively.

Ury's methods have been successfully tested at Harvard University with nearly a thousand participants from business, government, academia, and the nonprofit sector. Possible introduces Ury's methods and makes them available to everyone. Combining accessible frameworks with powerful storytelling, offering dozens of examples, it is an essential guide for anyone looking to move beyond the toughest conflicts—at work, in the family, in the community, or the world.

Pages: 368, Dimensions: 15.2x15.2cm