Simple example: Alice: “I need you to do X.” Bob: “OK, I’ll do X.” Not much negotiating, but Bob has aligned to Alice’s request. More subtle: Carla: “Do you

Simple example: Alice: “I need you to do X.” Bob: “OK, I’ll do X.” Not much negotiating, but Bob has aligned to Alice’s request. More subtle: Carla: “Do you think we should do X or Y?” Danny: “I’m leaning X but Y might have the following benefits…” Carla: “I’m leaning Y for those exact reasons. Why do you think X?” And so on, until alignment is reached. Hope this helps!