B.5.EA:2 - Problem

A practitioner says that a meeting was “unproductive”, a movement felt “blocked” or a construction was “wrong”. The usual meaning of the word invites a familiar remedy, but the practitioner cannot yet explain why that remedy misses the difficulty.

Asking immediately for a definition can repeat the same label. Asking only for justification can suppress the still-forming contribution. Yet leaving the concern as an unexplained feeling gives other participants little they can work with. They need a way to develop its meaning and then decide what follows.