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Advanced Multi-Party Negotiation: Map Interests and Trade-Offs
Several people, each pulling a different way, and you're stuck in the middle. This works through each stakeholder's real interests rather than the positions they've stated, then finds the zones where a deal could land and the trades that satisfy more than one party at once. Useful when no single ask wins on its own.
I am navigating a complex, multi-party internal negotiation involving the following stakeholders: {STAKEHOLDER_LIST}. The negotiation concerns: {NEGOTIATION_SUBJECT}. Each party has different interests and constraints.
Conduct a structured negotiation analysis:
1. For each stakeholder, infer their likely interests (not just their stated positions) based on their role and context
2. Identify zones of potential agreement (ZOPA) across the key issues
3. Map which issues are purely distributive (zero-sum) versus integrative (expandable)
4. Propose a sequencing strategy: which bilateral conversations to have first to build momentum
5. Identify any coalition dynamics I should be aware of (who might align against me, who could be an ally)
6. Recommend a package deal structure that gives each party a visible win while meeting my core objective: {MY_CORE_OBJECTIVE}
Present your analysis as a decision-ready briefing. ⚠ human-in-the-loop: you are responsible for the results of using this prompt, not us.