nvc-dialogue

What problem does it solve?

This Skill addresses communication breakdowns in governance conversations where evaluations, blame, and demands escalate tension, preventing participants from identifying and meeting their underlying needs.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Observation vs. Evaluation: Helps participants distinguish between objective observations and subjective judgments.
• Feelings & Needs Identification: Guides users to articulate their feelings and the universal human needs driving them.
• Request Formulation: Assists in crafting clear, actionable, and refusable requests.
• Use Case: In a tense community meeting, a facilitator uses this skill to help members reframe accusations into statements of unmet needs, leading to a collaborative problem-solving approach.

Quick Start

Use the nvc-dialogue skill to help participants reframe their statements from evaluations to observations, feelings, needs, and requests.