Ever left a meeting feeling aligned, only to discover later you weren't?

Question

This happens when we collapse too much context into compact statements. Something that probably wouldn’t happen in medicine, but it’s quite common in tech.

In the new edition of Brainware I explore three methods how to avoid this:

1. Pre-alignment stages before projects.
2. Frequent, active conversations.
3. Unpacking suitcase words.

Accepted Answer

Yes, it's frustrating when everyone seems to be on the same page during the meeting, only to realize later that key points were misunderstood or missed.

Martin Maričák · Answer

More on avoiding invisible misalignment on Brainware: https://brainware.substack.com/p...

Gurkaran Singh · Answer

Ah, the classic case of thinking we're all on the same tech page, only to realize later we were reading different code lines! It's like debugging a misaligned meeting output.

Ever left a meeting feeling aligned, only to discover later you weren't?

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