Mutual Understanding
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A Mutual Understanding is a shared mental state between two or more understanding parties about a specific subject matter or intended meaning.
- AKA: Common Comprehension, Shared Understanding, Meeting of Minds.
- Context:
- It can (typically) include Understanding Components, such as:
- Subject Component: What is being understood
- Comprehension Component: How it is understood
- Party Component: Who shares the understanding
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- It can (typically) follow Understanding Development Stages, such as:
- Initial Understanding Stages, such as: information sharing, meaning exchange, and interpretation alignment
- Understanding Verification Stages, such as: comprehension testing, feedback exchange, and clarity confirmation
- Understanding Maintenance Stages, such as: ongoing communication, meaning preservation, and misunderstanding correction
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- It can range from being a Simple Mutual Understanding to being a Complex Mutual Understanding, depending on the subject complexity and comprehension depth.
- It can range from being an Explicit Mutual Understanding to being an Implicit Mutual Understanding, depending on the expression mode and verification method.
- It can range from being a Temporary Mutual Understanding to being a Permanent Mutual Understanding, depending on the understanding duration and state persistence.
- It can range from being a Concrete Mutual Understanding to being an Abstract Mutual Understanding, depending on the subject nature and conceptual level.
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- It can (typically) include Understanding Components, such as:
- Example(s):
- Conceptual Understandings, such as:
- Shared Definitions of terms
- Common Interpretations of ideas
- Collective Visions of goals
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- Practical Understandings, such as:
- Work Process Understandings between colleagues
- Social Protocol Understandings in groups
- Behavioral Expectation Understandings in communities
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- Cultural Understandings, such as:
- Consensual Agreements, such as:
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- Conceptual Understandings, such as:
- Counter-Example(s):
- a Misunderstanding where parties have different interpretations
- an Individual Understanding not shared with others
- a False Consensus where parties think they share understanding but don't
- an Imposed Understanding without genuine comprehension
- See: Mental State, Shared Knowledge, Common Ground, Cognitive Alignment, Communication Theory.