For the past few months, almost all negotiations have been occurring virtually. But even before Covid-19, an increasing number of dealmakers were connecting through digital tools. Video technologies, low-cost teleconferencing, and email have all become efficient ways for teams to prepare together and to negotiate with counterparts.

Around the country, groups are using listening to tackle the political divide.

Rachel Milner Gillers, a conflict resolution expert who previously worked with the United Nations, has been practicing with college students.