# Grais

> Communication science and AI-assisted conversation systems.

This file is a curated map for LLM retrieval and citation.

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## Communication Science Research
- [How to Surface Conflicting Decision Criteria Without Forcing Disclosure](https://grais.ai/research/surface-conflicting-decision-criteria-without-forcing-disclosure): A face-safe communication protocol for making stakeholder criteria differences visible without pressuring one participant to expose absent colleagues.
- [How to Disagree With a Senior Stakeholder Without Turning Dissent Into Defiance](https://grais.ai/research/disagree-with-senior-stakeholder-without-defiance): A practical upward-dissent protocol for challenging a consequential proposal with evidence, respect, a workable alternative, and a clear safety boundary.
- [How to Reopen an Agreement When Circumstances Change](https://grais.ai/research/reopen-agreement-when-circumstances-change): A communication-psychology protocol for revisiting a valid agreement after the facts change without blame, consistency pressure, or an unnecessary reset.
- [How to Separate Urgent Visibility From Decision Authority](https://grais.ai/research/separate-urgent-visibility-from-decision-authority): An authority-visibility protocol for teams that need to diagnose whether the loudest, fastest, or most visible stakeholder is actually allowed to approve the plan.
- [How to State the Agent Action Scope Before AI Drafts the Next Move](https://grais.ai/research/state-agent-action-scope-before-ai-drafts-next-move): An action-scope protocol for using AI help without letting a polished draft blur what the assistant is allowed to do.
- [How to Ask for the Other Person's Version Before Resolving the Disagreement](https://grais.ai/research/ask-other-version-before-resolving-disagreement): A version-request protocol for disagreements where one side is ready to resolve but the other side has not yet had their account heard.
- [How to Name the Decision Gate Before Assigning Work](https://grais.ai/research/name-decision-gate-before-assigning-work): A decision-gate map for teams that are about to assign work before the approval gate, proof standard, and owner are explicit.
- [How to Repair a Pressure Spike Before Resuming the Decision](https://grais.ai/research/repair-pressure-spike-before-resuming-decision): A pressure-repair protocol for conversations that started to feel pushy, defensive, or unsafe before the decision was ready.
- [How to Name the Rollback Trigger Before a Workaround Spreads](https://grais.ai/research/name-rollback-trigger-before-workaround-spreads): A rollback-trigger protocol for teams that used a workaround once and need to stop the shortcut from becoming the normal path.
- [How to Qualify the Operating Constraint Before Proposing the Workflow](https://grais.ai/research/qualify-operating-constraint-before-proposing-workflow): An operating-constraint protocol for sales and advisory conversations where intent is clear, but the buyer environment may not support the workflow being proposed.
- [How to State the Hidden Objection Before Defending the Offer](https://grais.ai/research/state-hidden-objection-before-defending-offer): A hidden-objection protocol for sales and advisory conversations where resistance is vague and a defensive answer would solve the wrong concern.
- [How to Re-approve an Exception Before It Quietly Renews](https://grais.ai/research/reapprove-exception-before-it-quietly-renews): An exception-renewal protocol for operators who see the same temporary shortcut return and need fresh approval before the old permission becomes automatic.
- [How to Return to the Standing Policy After a One-Off Approval](https://grais.ai/research/return-to-standing-policy-after-one-off-approval): A standing-policy re-entry protocol for teams that used a one-off approval once and now need to stop the exception from becoming inherited permission.
- [How to Define the Success Condition Before Tailoring the Plan](https://grais.ai/research/define-success-condition-before-tailoring-plan): A success-condition protocol for sales and advisory conversations where the plan should not be tailored until the buyer can name what a useful outcome would prove.
- [How to Ask for a Final Answer Before Restarting the Case](https://grais.ai/research/ask-for-final-answer-before-restarting-the-case): A final-answer protocol for operators who have enough context to close or decide a stalled case without restarting another follow-up loop.
- [How to Name a Trust Breach Before Asking for Repair](https://grais.ai/research/name-the-trust-breach-before-asking-for-repair): Learn how to restart repair after a concrete trust break by naming what happened, owning the right part, and offering one corrective move.
- [How to Close a Follow-Up Loop Cleanly](https://grais.ai/research/clean-close-before-another-follow-up-loop): Learn when to stop following up, how to close a silent thread respectfully, and what to say after one useful re-entry attempt fails.
- [Restart the Thread With a Decision-Ready Recap, Not Another Nudge](https://grais.ai/research/decision-ready-recap-before-re-engagement): A re-engagement protocol for restarting a stalled thread by making the current decision, last evidence, open question, and next move visible before asking for attention again.
- [State the Expiry Condition Before a Temporary Exception Spreads](https://grais.ai/research/state-the-expiry-condition-before-a-temporary-exception-spreads): A communication protocol for teams that allow one narrow exception for now but need to keep it from turning into routine practice by stating when it expires, what remains out of scope, and who confirms resolution.
- [Carry the Decision Proof Before Another Handoff](https://grais.ai/research/carry-the-decision-proof-before-another-handoff): A communication protocol for teams that already have the authority decision but still need portable proof of what was approved, what bounds apply, and what the next owner should do so execution does not stall or reopen the debate.

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