Narrative-first, evidence-driven

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Use when: you need allies to move a thing and you don’t agree on everything.
Goal: align on a shared goal, shared facts, shared rules.

The minimum agreement

1. Shared goal: what we’re trying to achieve
2. Shared facts: what we agree is true (and what’s unknown)
3. Shared rules: how we treat each other and make decisions

Practical coalition rules

• No purity tests
• No surprise press releases
• Disagree in private first
• Keep meetings short and action-oriented
• Name an exit rule (how to part without betrayal narratives)

The “two yeses” decision rule (simple)

• We need yes on the goal
• We need yes on the next step Not yes on every belief.

Watchouts

• Identity fights replace the mission
• Vague goals = endless meetings
• “All downside, no plan” energy

What success looks like

A coalition that ships: meeting → decision → action → follow-up.

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