Phase: Stop Self Harm
Principle: Use a Common Language
Practice: Use Common Terms
Use Common Terms
Communication
Motivation
The governance system has to provide a mechanism for coordination and engagement across groups. This requires a mechanism of shared learning — for example, discovery and dissemination of examples of good practice. To achieve this, we must have a common language. Collaboration without a common language is just noise before failure.
Consider these first
Illustrative description
There are many terms associated with doctrine. It is helpful to use a common definition of them.
Detailed description
Use terms in a way that maintains their common definition. Below definitions are common across doctrine and mapping.
| Context | Our purpose and the landscape |
|---|---|
| Environment | The context and how it is changing |
| Situational Awareness | Our level of understanding of the environment |
| Actual | The map in use |
| Domain | Uncharted vs Transitional vs Industrialized |
| Stage | Of evolution e.g. Genesis, Custom, Product, Commodity |
| Type | Activity, Practice, Data or Knowledge |
| Component | A single entity on a map |
| Anchor | The user need |
| Position | Position of a component relative to the anchor in a chain of needs |
| Need | Something a higher level system requires |
| Capability | High level needs you provided to others |
| Movement | How evolved a component is |
| Interface | Connection between components |
| Flow | Transfer of money, risk, and information between components |
| Climate | Rules of the game, patters that are applied across contexts |
| Doctrine | Approaches which can be applied regardless of context |
| Strategy | A context specific approach |
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