The psychological discomfort caused by holding mutually exclusive beliefs.
community of practice
A group of people who share a common interest
and learn from each other through frequent interaction.
community of purpose
A group of people who share a common goal
and collaborate to achieve it.
connector
A person who knows many other people
and regularly makes helpful introductions.
decision owner
A person with authority to make a final, binding decision on something.
goal
Something that someone wants to accomplish.
guru
A person whose expertise in some domain is widely recognized and respected.
innovation-diffusion model
A theory which proposes that innovations spread primarily through social networks.
innovator
A person who is is constantly trying new things.
metis
Knowledge acquired through practice on similar tasks
and that constantly adapts to changing circumstances.
negative liberty
The absence of barriers, i.e., "freedom from".
nominal selectorate
Those people in a group who have the right to influence a decision.
passive resistance
The act of not complying with rules without actually breaking them.
positive liberty
The possibility of acting, i.e., "freedom to".
psychological safety
The belief that members of a group will not be punished for expressing their ideas.
real selectorate
Those people in a group who actually attempt to influence a decision.
salami slicing
The practice of dividing a finding into multiple small reports
in order to inflate someone's publication count.
situated cognition theory
The theory that knowledge is inseparable from the context in which it is learned.
social contact theory
The theory that positive social interactions between members of different groups
can reduce prejudice,
particularly in the presence of equal status and shared goals.
strategy
A long-term plan to achieve a goal.
tactic
A specific action that supports a larger strategy.
techne
Inflexible but universal rules, often derived from first principles.
winning coalition
Those people in a group who are on the winning side of decision.