# Find where my team disagrees and write a shared problem statement

Pulls out the real points of disagreement and common themes from team input, and writes a problem statement everyone can sign up to.

- Topic: Leadership & Management
- Framework: RTF
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Write, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/find-where-my-team-disagrees-and-write-a-shared-problem-statement

## Prompt

```text
Help me see where my team or stakeholders disagree, and get to a shared understanding of the problem.

**The problem or decision:** [WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO SOLVE]
**Input from each person or team:** [PASTE emails, survey answers, meeting notes, chat threads - label who said what]
**What I've noticed:** [tensions, repeated arguments]

Steps:
1. Group the input into common themes. Note how many people raised each one.
2. List where people genuinely disagree. For each, find the type: facts (different data), goals (different priorities), assumptions (different beliefs about the future), definitions (same word, different meaning), or ownership (who should do it).
3. Separate real disagreements from ones caused by missing information or talking past each other.
4. Find what everyone already agrees on, as a base to build from.
5. Draft a shared problem statement: what is happening, who is affected, why it matters, what success looks like, and what's out of scope.

Return:
1. Themes table: Theme | Who raised it | Representative quote.
2. Disagreement map: Topic | Positions (who holds which) | Type of disagreement | What would settle it (data, decision, test).
3. Points of agreement.
4. The shared problem statement (under 120 words).
5. An agenda for a 45-minute session to confirm the statement and settle the top disagreements.

Represent every view fairly, without picking a winner. Don't attribute views to people beyond what their input says.
```

## What to fill in

- WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO SOLVE
- tensions, repeated arguments

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