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  1. …in reply to @raelayne
    @raelayne @swardley When others have learned how to map, I find communication to be incredibly straight-forward. Where they haven't, it becomes a marketing problem to me, which is what inspired #80: @BenMosior/977372394066206721
    1. …in reply to @HiredThought
      @raelayne @swardley Encouraging others to learn to map is ideal, but it is often not an easy thing to do. As education around mapping continues to evolve, I suspect this will get better... More will opt to learn when we can effectively communicate why it matters and how easy it is.
      1. …in reply to @HiredThought
        @raelayne @swardley But until then, I do find myself using mapping to build airtight logic for a given action, then approaching consensus or approval as a marketing problem.
        1. …in reply to @HiredThought
          @raelayne @swardley For those that want to argue on specifics, I bring them closer to learning mapping. If they engage, then they learn, and we have a good time. Otherwise, they run out of arguments.
          1. …in reply to @HiredThought
            @raelayne @swardley Them running out of arguments is good if it means they'll acquiesce and leave you alone. It's really bad if they are in a position to approve/deny and don't trust you.
            1. …in reply to @HiredThought
              @raelayne @swardley In the latter case, then it's a huge problem that deserves your time and attention. It's more fundamentally constraining than whatever is in your original map. It probably deserves its own map.
              1. …in reply to @HiredThought
                @raelayne @swardley But I also use Evaporating Cloud diagrams (from Goldratt / Dettmer's Logical Thinking Process), NonViolent Communication, etc. to problem solve in that space.
                1. …in reply to @HiredThought
                  @raelayne @swardley Mapping something and sharing with people who don't know how to read a map is insufficient to successfully communicate. You may need additional tools.