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When team members persistently disagree despite shared…
When team members persistently disagree despite shared information, map each person's schema explicitly before debating conclusions — most sustained conflicts trace to invisible schema divergence.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from Schemas as Knowledge Organization Structures (schemas organize knowledge), Shared mental models among group members determine what… (shared models enable coordination), and Meaning as Receiver Construction (meaning constructed by receivers). The principle redirects conflict resolution from positions to underlying structures. Prevents endless positional debate.