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protocol-droid/seeds/nvc-request-step.yaml
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id: nvc-request-step
title: NVC Request Step
description: >-
The fourth step of Marshall Rosenberg's Nonviolent Communication — making
a clear, actionable request rather than a demand. Used after observation,
feelings, and needs have been shared.
source: Center for Nonviolent Communication
source_url: https://www.cnvc.org/
tags: [nvc, communication, request, conflict]
forked_from: null
image: null
steps:
- headline: Form a concrete request
description: >-
The speaker makes a specific, doable request: "Would you be willing
to check in with me before changing our shared deadline?" rather than
"I want you to be more considerate."
- headline: Phrase as a question
description: >-
The request is phrased as a question the other can answer with no,
without punishment. A request is not a demand.
- headline: Receive the answer
description: >-
The speaker receives the answer — yes, no, or counter — without
withdrawing empathy or imposing consequence. A "no" is information
about the other's needs, not a rejection.
- headline: Continue the dialogue
description: >-
If the answer is no, the speaker returns to the other's feelings and
needs, exploring what need the "no" is meeting.
outcome: >-
A clear request is made that the other can freely accept or refuse,
keeping the dialogue in connection rather than coercion.
practice: >-
If a "no" leads to punishment or guilt, the request was a demand. Test
yourself: would you still respect a "no"? If not, you are not yet making
a request.