Glossary
Shared mental model
A sufficiently compatible understanding of a task or situation to support coordination.
In the book
Use sketches, maps and explicit explanations to check that you and the assistant are working with the same relevant relationships. Matching vocabulary alone may conceal different pictures of the problem.
Introduced in chapter 7, “Seeing Eye to AI”.
Put it into practice: Hybrid Mapping. Compare your map of a problem with AI’s. Investigate the differences.
Martin answers
Related terms
- Multimodality: Working or communicating across more than one mode, such as text, images, diagrams and sound.