I like the idea of congruence. It doesn't smack of compromise.
Well that's because in many ways it is the opposite. It should be collaborative negotiation. The world is a huge place and given that at most two folks will share only just so much complete agreement on things then what chance real alignment on anything?
Let's take politics. Ugh. There's a bunch of elections going on right now. We all loathe the debate. To me it would be a neat idea if everyone who needed to agree on anything would be given a shot gun and be instructed do the following.
Everyone who gives a damn (interested party) gets a cartridge full of shot (small grains of lead) They open the cartridge and then write on every small piece of lead what they care most about and what needs doing. They must debate as much as they can but only ideas that get agreed (or reach an agreed percentage) can be put into each of their cartridges.
For instance unless each idea is at least agreed by 30% of the bunch it doesn't get in.
I know what you are thinking - that's a lot of fiddly mess right? And how can we get such small pens to write on little bits of lead? But just imagine - it's an idea. Ok it sounds ridiculous but go with me here. (And you all thought I was going to recommend a different idea with the guns right?)
Draw a big circle on a wall 300 yards away.
They all get to shoot their cartridge. Only the stuff that lands inside the circle is what gets done. The more they practice their aim and work together the more chance they get to see their dream emerge. That's goal congruence.
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