Strategic Ambiguity

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Negotiation

Foundational Lexiconkeeping options open
Executive Parlancecalculated vagueness
Scholarly Discourseinterpretive flexibility
Babel ZenithConstructive Ambiguity
Origin: Diplomacy

Etymology & Meaning

Deliberate vagueness that allows multiple interpretations.

In the Boardroom

Writing a contract that means different things to different parties.

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