← all lessonsLESSON 8 OF 8 · TABLE 7: THE QUALITY INDICATORS; THE BEFORE-AND-AFTER QUESTION
Closing
Closing Actions completes the dialogue. Members are asked where they stand now; the metrics card says what the dialogue produced; the map is readable by anyone with the link.
The metrics card reads: 61 ideas, spreadthink 41%, 15 structured, 4 levels, 2 roots, 7 contested, minds moved 5 of 12. Which number would a practitioner ask about first?
✗ Not that one. The method’s answer is marked below; read why yours is not it.
Spreadthink 41% — it sounds like disagreement.✗ not this
It is the usual range (25–55%). Spreadthink is normal; a room where everyone votes for the same five cards is the odd one.
The seven contested pairs — they are the room’s own estimate of where it genuinely disagrees, and the best material for the next dialogue.✓ what the method does
Contested pairs are the most informative thing on the record: real splits, unforced. A practitioner reads them before the roots.
Minds moved 5 of 12 — it should be higher.✗ not this · your pick
Five of twelve changing their stance after seeing a map is a large effect; and the method’s aim is a shared map, not converted minds.
ON THIS PLATFORM
The Table 7 indicators and “minds moved” are on every map and at /stats. A completed dialogue can be reopened by the steward. Stand-ins let you rehearse all of this in a walkthrough before a real room.