# Map each stakeholder's needs, agreements, and conflicts from a meeting

Summarizes each person's needs and position from a discussion and shows the areas of alignment and conflict to work on.

- Topic: Meetings
- Framework: RTF
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Leadership, Meetings, Rewrite & Edit, Analyze, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/map-each-stakeholder-s-needs-agreements-and-conflicts-from-a-meeting

## Prompt

```text
Analyze this discussion and show me what each stakeholder needs, where they agree, and where their views conflict.

**Topic of the discussion:** [WHAT WAS BEING DISCUSSED]
**Participants and roles:** [NAMES AND ROLES]
**Transcript, notes, or email/chat thread:** [PASTE]
**My role and goal:** [e.g. "I lead the project and need everyone aligned on scope"]

Return:
1. **Stakeholder table:** | Person/role | Stated position | Underlying need or concern | What they would accept | Evidence (short quote or paraphrase) |
2. **Areas of alignment:** points most or all stakeholders agree on, which I can build from.
3. **Areas of conflict:** each disagreement, who is on which side, and whether it is about facts, priorities, resources, or approach.
4. **Possible bridges:** for each conflict, 1-2 options that could meet both sides' underlying needs.
5. **Who to talk to next and what to ask,** in priority order.

Rules:
- Base everything on what people said or wrote. Label any inference as [INFERRED] and keep inferences modest.
- Do not speculate about personalities or motives; describe positions and interests only.
- If someone said little, note that their position is unclear rather than guessing.
```

## What to fill in

- WHAT WAS BEING DISCUSSED
- NAMES AND ROLES
- PASTE
- e.g. "I lead the project and need everyone aligned on scope"
- INFERRED

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