Aligning Partners Who See the Problem Differently

In short: Partners who see a problem differently can still reach alignment, and the work is surfacing that difference instead of talking past it.

Partners, departments, and boards often see the same problem differently. These pages cover facilitated sensemaking, aligning people around shared evidence, and what to do when a group cannot agree.

3 Questions About Aligning Partners Who See the Problem Differently

How do I get partners with different priorities on the same page?

You can get partners with different priorities on the same page by first understanding why each partner sees the issue the way it does, then examining the…

Our meetings go in circles and nothing gets decided. What are we doing wrong?

When your meetings go in circles and nothing gets decided, the cause is often in how the decision is set up rather than in the people around the table.

When is it worth bringing in a neutral third party?

Bringing in a neutral third party is worth it when the people who would normally lead the conversation are part of the disagreement, when the history or the…

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