So I understand how -- I do this every day -- I understand how someone can do a static analysis, order of battle, numbers of weapons and things like that.

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How well do I understand the way decisions are made at my company?

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How well do I understand the informal power network?

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So it's realizing the stories that are in people's heads before you even get to talk about solutions and understanding how do I get you to understand my point when you come with a lot of preconceived notions about who's poor, why are they poor, and beliefs about whether the government can even help them.

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Now do you understand how I see our museum?

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But I do understand how such choices are made and believe those who make that choice should do so as safely as possible.

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These gymnastics folks -- I don't understand how they do what they do. (Laughter.) So I told these young ladies as I was congratulating them, how do you not bust your head -- (laughter) -- every time you're on that little balance beam?

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How do I explain to my children what I do not understand myself?

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In this post I want to help you understand how to do this too, because at a local level people are creating an amazing business ecosystem through tweets.

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