Diplomacy & Politics Glossary

The process of prioritizing topics and issues to guide discussions and decision-making among stakeholders.

Techniques used to prioritize issues and influence the focus of discussions or negotiations.

The process of uniting multiple stakeholders to pursue common goals and increase influence.

The ongoing process of sustaining relationships, trust, and alignment within a coalition to achieve shared objectives.

Approaches to sustain cooperation and trust among alliance members over time.

A collaborative process aimed at reaching general agreement among stakeholders by addressing interests and concerns.

The minimum level of agreement required among stakeholders to move forward with a decision or policy.

A collaborative process that seeks agreement among all participants rather than majority rule. It enhances coalition building and stakeholder management.

A structured communication method using rounds of anonymous expert feedback to reach consensus in complex decision-making or stakeholder management.

Diversity and inclusion focus on recognizing and valuing differences among individuals to foster equitable participation and collaboration.

A tool to visualize and understand stakeholders' feelings, thoughts, and needs to enhance communication and negotiation.

A leadership style that emphasizes enabling group processes and participation to achieve collective goals.

A Gantt chart visually represents project schedules, showing tasks, durations, and dependencies to facilitate stakeholder management and planning.

A process of providing repeated feedback and revisions to improve communication or negotiation outcomes over time.

Open-source intelligence involves collecting and analyzing publicly available information to inform negotiation strategies and stakeholder analysis.

Analyzing and visualizing the power relationships among stakeholders to strategize influence and negotiation approaches.

Identifying and analyzing stakeholders’ influence and interest to strategize engagement and negotiation.

Pre-mortem analysis anticipates potential failures in negotiation or project plans by imagining a future breakdown and identifying risks.

Rapport building is the process of establishing trust and harmonious relationships to facilitate effective communication and negotiation.

Social loafing occurs when individuals exert less effort in group tasks, affecting coalition building and stakeholder engagement.

Identifying and assessing the influence and interests of individuals or groups involved in or affected by a project or policy.

A strategic document outlining how to communicate and involve stakeholders throughout a project or negotiation.

A visual analysis tool used to identify and assess the power and influence of various stakeholders in a project or negotiation.

The process of identifying and analyzing stakeholders to prioritize engagement strategies and manage relationships effectively.

Stakeholder prioritization ranks stakeholders based on their influence and interest to effectively allocate management resources.

Stakeholder prioritization matrix categorizes stakeholders by influence and interest to guide engagement strategies.

The degree to which stakeholders are perceived as important based on their power, legitimacy, and urgency in a situation.

A framework to prioritize stakeholders based on their power, legitimacy, and urgency.

Transactional leadership motivates followers through rewards and penalties to achieve short-term goals effectively.