In the mid 1970’s William Ury met Roger Fisher. Together (with Bruce Patton) they developed their negotiation concepts of GETTING TO YES. In 1978 they proofed its value during the Camp David peace talks between Sadat, Begin and Charter, that lead to a lasting peace agreement between Egypt and Israel. In 1981 they made their experience publicly available by publishing GETTING TO YES. It was not a fast-seller, but a long-seller. They had to talk to some publishers until Houghton Mifflin finally agreed to publish it. Today, more than five million copies are sold and it has been translated into numerous languages.

Since then, the Authors mediated in numerous conflicts ranging from labor talks and acquisitions to civil war prevention. Together they taught thousands of people on how to get to yes in a humane way.

For more information:

- Program On Negotiation

- Bruce Patton

- William Ury

- Roger Fisher