ICON

The Israeli Center of Negotiation (ICON) is a leading educational organization for negotiation and conflict management programing. ICON  was established in 2011 by Moty Cristal, a Harvard graduate (1998) and world-known negotiation expert as  the nonprofit branch of Negotiation Strategies LTD. (NEST Group).

ICON's mission is to establish the International School of Negotiations certifying professionals in the business, political and public sectors as "professional negotiators". ICON promotes a culture of negotiation and effective conflict management within Israeli society and among its decision-makers from young age to maturity. 

In pursuing its mission, ICON delivers educational programs, generating high-quality professional content, and contributing worldwide to the academic and professional implementation of these fields.

ICON seeks cooperation and partnerships with academic and professional institutions within the following spheres: 

    Innovative negotiation and conflict management learning experience with universities;

    Teaching programs for high schools;

    Educational and training programs in conflict zones and post-conflict societies;

    Capacity-building for NGOs in the conflict and crisis management fields; and

    Curriculum development in the fields of negotiation, conflict, and crisis management.