Coalition
A small set of people (two or three is enough) who advocate for your transformation when you are not in the room. The mechanism that makes ADVISE work, since most of a mandate is ADVISE. Built by delivering wins in allies' own domains, pre-briefing them before public proposals, and never making disagreement personal.
Defined in 2 GAGE programs, which carry 3 distinct definitions of it. The wording above is taught in Certified AI Transformation Professional (CATP).
How each discipline defines it
The same term does different work depending on who is using it. These are the definitions as each program teaches them, unedited.
A small set of people (two or three is enough) who advocate for your transformation when you are not in the room. The mechanism that makes ADVISE work, since most of a mandate is ADVISE. Built by delivering wins in allies' own domains, pre-briefing them before public proposals, and never making disagreement personal.
Two or more organizations that publicly and disclosedly align on a specific policy position, ranging from a single-issue sign-on letter to a permanent, structured alliance.
The set of champions and supporters holding enough power (not merely enough headcount) to carry a decision, with no single blocker retaining a real veto. The thing you are actually assembling.
Where it is taught
The exact lessons this term appears in. The first 7 topics of every program are free with a free account.
- Coalition Building with AI Narratives: Associations, NGOs, Corporations · Policy Influence in Practice, The AI Lobbyist: Certified AI Policy Strategist
- Owner, Fractional, or Chief AI Officer: Defining Your Mandate and Authority · Own the AI Transformation Mandate, Certified AI Transformation Professional (CATP)
- Stakeholder Mapping and Influence Analysis · Diagnose the Organization, Certified AI Transformation Professional (CATP)
Terms it appears with
Not an alphabetical neighbourhood: these are the terms taught in the same lessons, ranked by how often they appear together.