Sōdan, the consult element of Hōrensō, is seeking advice when uncertainty, risk or authority makes proceeding alone inappropriate. Consultation has to come before the decision: asking only after an irreversible choice turns the exchange into notification rather than meaningful consultation.
- Entry typeKey concept
- Category of its source unitIntervention Methods & Practices
- DomainOrganization & Structure
What these mean
Editorial orientation · Entry type
Key concept
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.
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Intervention Methods & Practices
Organizes actions intended to facilitate, plan, train, negotiate, coordinate or change a situation. It connects a practical purpose with a way of working, whose conditions and consequences must be examined.