> [!tldr] Help the room make the best decision - don't make it for them The job of [[Enterprise Architecture]] practitioners is not to be the smartest person in the room - but to make the room smarter. Being smart helps... but _being good at making others smarter_ is more helpful. I think you do this in two ways: # Useful Artifacts Create [[Enterprise Architecture Artifacts]] that help the room make the best decision. The artifacts are: - **Relevant** to the topic of discussion - **Tailored** for the audience engaging with them - **[[Balance]]d** levels of details to illuminate relevant factors without adding [[Overhead|unnecessary detail]] ## Promoting [[Group of People != Team|Effective Team Behavior]] This is much more to do with the so-called "EQ" rather than "IQ". Promote and facilitate pro-social behavior. [[The Collective Intelligence of a Group is More to Do with Individual Personalities than Individual Intelligence]]. While not *strictly required* - try also being fun to work with. [[Love the Process]]. **** # More ## Source - An [[Enterprise Architecture]]-related training