Coordination manages interdependencies so that separate actions fit together. Communication helps participants time, sequence, and adjust their actions. Coordination is not equivalent to agreement: people with differing interpretations or interests can coordinate, including in competitive as well as cooperative settings.
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Key concepts are the working vocabulary of the field: the terms that the models and tools rely on and that a decision about communication has to use precisely. Each entry defines the term and sends you to the brief or the self-guided audit where it is put to work.