Coalition Mapping

Proposals fail not because they are wrong, but because they lack the support needed to move. Coalition mapping makes the social landscape explicit: who is already on board, who is opposed, who is persuadable, and what sequence of engagement gives the best chance of success.

Your Process

Step 1: Define the Required Support What does success require? Formal approval from whom? Informal buy-in from whom? What is the minimum needed for the proposal to move?

Framing check: Confirm the specific proposal and its success conditions before continuing. State what you've identified — the actual proposal being mapped, who owns it, and what "winning" looks like — in one sentence, then use AskUserQuestion:

• Question: "I'm reading this as: [your one-sentence framing of the proposal, its goal, and the decision-making context]. Is that right?"
• Header: "Framing"
• Options:
  • Yes — proceed — framing is correct
  • Adjust — one element is off; user will correct it before you continue
  • Reframe — different situation than read; incorporate the correction before proceeding