Debate & Negotiation
Under the banner of 'Future Insights for Asia', Asian Square highlights debate and negotiation as the core competencies that will drive Asia's future. Beyond one-way instruction, we operate three tracks of debate programs where participants gain insights through real-world adversarial engagement.
Havruta Lab
We have redesigned Havruta, the traditional Jewish debate method, to fit modern business and policy contexts. Through relentless questioning and stress-testing, participants deconstruct underlying structures and discover unprecedented business models and personal values in this innovative educational lab.
Debate Lab
An arena for real-world debate addressing macroeconomic agendas such as international relations, Northeast Asian peace, and AI technology cooperation. Youth directly engage with domestic and international policy leaders and expert panels to identify vulnerabilities and refine strategies for national public policies or new corporate ventures.
Asian Negotiation
Challenge
An international negotiation competition simulating acute conflict scenarios in multinational business environments, such as global trade disputes and corporate M&As. In partnership with academic institutions including the Korea National Diplomatic Academy, we cultivate field-ready negotiators to lead the global stage.
Havruta Lab
Asian Square tailors the Jewish Havruta debate method to Asian sensibilities, creating a forum for 'Problem Solving' across politics, economics, and society. In collaboration with Sun Moon University's International Institute of Regional Studies, we have organized the "CPC (Challenge for Politics and Economy)" and run the Havruta Lab program.
Havruta Lab full curriculum
Club
A program that projects the Jewish capacity for eliciting thought (Havruta) alongside Bible Study or life reflections, applying these insights to oneself and others.
The core curriculum of Havruta Lab—a journey to discover one's identity and calling through three fundamental elements: Season, Space, and Society.
An entrepreneurship program that bridges the truths discovered through oneself and others into viable business models.
An open community designed to apply the values established through the BQ, 3S, and Entrepreneurship courses to everyday life and ventures.
BQ
The driving force behind Jewish individuals capturing 30% of Nobel Prizes and global corporate leadership is the "destruction of vertical hierarchies that permit questioning." Learn the process of dismantling hierarchies to stress-test your ideas against logical fallacies and apply them to reality.
- Textual reading and question extraction
- Grasping underlying intent through inquiry and enhancing problem-solving capabilities
- Identifying logical flaws and elevating critical thinking through rigorous questioning
3S
We research, validate, and design the three core elements that constitute your identity: Season, Space, and Society.
Forge an unprecedented identity that even AI cannot replicate at Havruta Lab.
Entrepreneurship
An entrepreneurship program that bridges truths discovered through personal and interpersonal inquiry into viable business models.
Policy
Startups
Movement
Havruta Club
An open community designed to apply the values established through the BQ, 3S, and Entrepreneurship courses to everyday life and ventures.
Havruta is a traditional Jewish educational method where partners engage in rigorous dialogue, questioning, and debate over texts, historically used to study doctrine and now applied as a robust analytical framework.
Debate Lab
Location: Jeju Island, Tsushima, Tokyo (Japan)
Date: 2024
AI Technology Cooperation Discussions with Indonesian Leaders
Asian Square Negotiation Challenge
To fortify negotiation—a core competency for global enterprises—Asian Square hosts negotiation challenges for university students and young professionals. By strengthening the negotiation capabilities of next-generation leaders, we provide a platform to master strategies essential for the global business environment.
Negotiation
Challenge
Location: Hanyang University Business School
Participants: University Students
Location: Indonesia, South Korea, etc.
Participants: University Students & Young Professionals
Location: KNDA
Target: Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Location: Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Participants: University Students & Public
Role: Judging Panel
