mead

What problem does it solve?

Mead maps the human terrain of a decision, identifying who has formal authority, who wields informal influence, and where incentives diverge, so teams can surface alignment gaps and build trustworthy paths to a decision.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Stakeholder mapping: identify Decider, Influencers, Blockers, Allies, Affected parties, and Gatekeepers, and capture for each:
  • Position, Priorities, Incentives, Concerns, and culture signals
• Define the minimum coalition: specify who is required to win, who must be neutral, and who could oppose
• Classify obstacles by type: Substantive, Cultural, Cost
• Sequence engagement: plan pre-briefs, ally-building, and the formal ask in the right order
• Output the alignment plan: include outcome, coalition, obstacles/responses, engagement sequence, success signals, and fallback
• Edge-case guardrails: address purely technical decisions or unknown stakeholders and reject manipulation

Quick Start

State the outcome, map stakeholders by role, and draft a minimal coalition and engagement sequence.