Map the Room Before You Move
Classify room dynamics by alignment and permission, then choose the matching facilitation move.
Permission Alignment Low permission High permission Low alignment High alignment Decide High alignment, high permission The group is solving the same problem and can speak honestly. Summarize the tradeoff and move to a decision. Invite High alignment, low permission The problem is clear, but candor is low. Ask for concerns in a safer format before treating silence as support. Frame Low alignment, high permission People are willing to talk, but they are solving different problems. Name the competing frames and choose the decision question. Reset Low alignment, low permission The room is scattered and cautious. Restate the decision, constraints, and…
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