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Remind yourself that you can learn from this person. \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Pace & One question at a time - adjust if you sense misunderstanding or anxiety. \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Preamble} & Use short phrases that explain intent and awareness of difficult terrain. \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.69218 cm} x{3.28482 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Focus | Maximise Opportunity}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Participation} & Participating be best use of time/energy? Which stakeholders should be involved? Who should be notified or included? \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{Communication} Channel & Can discuss over email instead of meeting time? Would be better face to face/via video? Can we mitigate downsides of video call? \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 5) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Discussion Direction & What is desired outcome? What is big picture? Getting to heart of matter? Too deep into details? \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 4) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Motivation & Consistent with our mission? Align with strategic prios? Importance, given other tasks? Passionate about this? \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 5) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Mental Ecology & Clear headed enough for right now? Attention focused? Need break? \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.69218 cm} x{3.28482 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Evidence | Assess Strength or Credibility of Data}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Credibility of Source & Area of expertise? experts agree? bias seen in the past? benefit financially, or other way? \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Weighing Reasons & strongest reasons, pro and con? reasoning consistent? \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Sampling & sample size? representation? \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Data Collection & Method? When? Is typical qualitative research design? Control group? \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Data Analysis & What does this mean? Standard Deviation? Normal Distribution? Outliers? Sample size significant for meaningful conclusion? \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 5) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.84149 cm} x{3.13551 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Effect | Explore Outcomes}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Stakeholders & Impact on stakeholders (clients, customers, vendors, colleagues, other projects, community) \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Time Span & Short/Medium/Long term effects \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Multiple Scenarios & best/worst/most likely case? \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Unintended Consequences & unexpected downsides/upsides? Range of side effects - desirable/undesirable? \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 4) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Indicators & leading indicator/first sign of change? Lagging indicators/late signs of change? small wins to watch for and celebrate? \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 5) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Risk Assessment & Possibility of something -ve happening? If occurs, what is the harm? \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.74655 cm} x{4.23045 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Communication Lifecycle}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Listen} & Hear the whole question. Note key points. Paraphrase. \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Align & Core Answer First. {[}Yes OR No, Number OR Date{]}, I don't know and..., \# of bullets{]}. \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Distill} & Pause (up to 5 sec before speaking). Keep it essential to vital points. \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{Qualify} & Do not oversimplify. {[}Currently..., Most reliable data shows..., Best answer right now...{]} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.29402 cm} x{3.68298 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Assumption | Surface what we've taken for granted}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Existence & Safe to assume there actually is a problem to the solution? \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{Uniqueness} & Are we assuming there is only one process \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Measurement} & Safe to assume we can know that we've solved the problem? \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{Possibility} & Assuming we have enough time? \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Value & Assuming problem is worth solving? \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Audience & Assuming we share the same pers{[}ective? \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Category & Assume we grouped things correctly? \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{Similarity} & Assuming these are more alike than different? \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 2) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Time Constancy & Assuming situation hasn't changed since we started? \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.89126 cm} x{3.08574 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Action | Plan or Manage Activity}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Accountability & Who is accountable/managing? 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If event happens, HMW minimise -ve impact? \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.4931 cm} x{3.4839 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Preambles}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} YES & Right, Absolutely, Definitely, Sure, I like that, I'm with you, that rocks, that's great, excellent, nice, keep going, for sure, I'm onboard \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} NO & No way, not now, I don't think so, that feels like a stretch, I have concerns with that, the data doesn't support that, that doesn't sync with my experience, I don't see it that way \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 7) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} I Don't Know + & we don't know, no one knows, we haven't decided yet, the data is unclear, we aren't sure \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 4) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Difficult Terrain & I'm thinking of... \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.54287 cm} x{3.43413 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Clarification | clarify meaning}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Ambiguity & Do you mean X or Y? \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Vagueness & To what extend? At what rate? In what percentage of cases? Over what timeframe? \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Slippery Terms & For term X, do you and I mean the same thing? \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Mental Graph & Units of measurement? Baseline? Change over time? Current level/rate? \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Mental Pivot Table & Can we break that down by X? What does it look like broken out by X? (age, location, type, time, period, market etc). \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 5) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Difficult Concepts & Definition? Example? Types? \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.64241 cm} x{3.33459 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cause | Why something happened}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Sequence of Events & Order? What else was happening at the time? \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Trigger / Condition & Tigger event? Background conditions in place? \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Mechanism & How does it work? Parts? Interaction of parts? \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Root Cause & Root cause? More than one root cause? \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Driver / Inhibitor & Forces in action? Drivers? Inhibitors? \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Non-linear causality & interdependencies in system? Adaptive capabilities? Main feedback loops? Tipping point? \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}