Calibrated Question Battlecards
Recall calibrated questions for tension, silence, mismatch, and false alignment.
Cue: sudden silence Proposal lands and nobody responds. Question What would make this hard to execute? Any objections? It asks for constraints instead of making dissent a public identity. Cue: words say yes, tone says maybe Commitment sounds flat or forced. What condition would make this feel ready to commit? You do not sound convinced. It uses Mehrabian-style mismatch as a prompt for confidence checking. Pick the safer frame Work-focused questions keep dignity intact. Formula I noticed [process shift] when [topic appeared]. What/how should we check [decision risk]? Use observable behavior and a work noun. Cue: closed posture after proposal…
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