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I'm working on an idea for a workshop at #RubyConf. I'm wondering if you would find this a valuable use of your time at a technical conference. Please comment to register your vote. Here's the title: You're Right! Going from Disagreement to Decision without Damaging Your Team Abstract in 🧵

Every experienced engineering team has been here: a decision needs to be made, everyone has a favorite solution, and the harder people push, the more entrenched people get. Persuasion—our default tool for resolving disagreements—doesn't just fail in these situations. It can actively damage the team.

We'll cover why persuasion fails, how to facilitate a decision-making process that actually works, and the role psychological safety plays in all of it — skills that can be applied to any human relationship.