NVC-plus
  gives 
  you
  the
  opportunity
  to
  take
  a
  stand
  on
  an
  unpleasant
  situation
  by
  naming
  the
  pain 
  points 
  you
  are
  experiencing. 
  A
  pain
  point
  is
  not
  a
  No-Go,
  but
  it
  shows
  that
  the
  team
  is
  navigating
  a 
  person's
  boundaries.
  If
  this
  is
  clearly
  stated
  by
  the
  person,
  it
  gives
  the
  others
  the
  opportunity
  to 
  take
  this
  information
  into
  account
  for
  the
  way
  forward.
  However,
  they
  don't
  necessarily
  have
  to, 
  because otherwise it would be a No-Go.
  Some
  people
  may
  need
  support
  or
  a
  bit
  of
  a
  push
  to
  get
  the
  necessary
  clarity
  in
  the
  message. 
  This
  is
  also
  clearly
  a
  pain
  point,
  as
  it
  is
  not
  a
  common
  objection.
  The
  pain
  point
  is
  where
  the 
  factual issues and personal reactions come together. 
 
 
 
 
  NVC-plus
  has
  several
  tool
  cards
  and
  a 
  few
  additional
  cards.
  The
  additional
  card 
  Z2
  is
  the
  card
  that
  explains
  the
  pain 
  points.
  The
  No-Gos
  and
  Must-Haves
  and 
  No-Gos,
  on
  the
  other
  hand,
  can
  be
  found 
  on tool card T2.1. 
  The
  good
  thing
  about
  using
  pain
  points 
  to
  take
  a
  stand
  is
  that
  you
  take 
  responsibility
  for
  an
  unpleasant
  situation 
  and
  don't
  project
  it
  onto
  others
  or
  blame 
  it
  on
  the
  circumstances.
  So 
  you
  don't
  say 
  "You
  didn't
  turn
  off
  the
  light
  in
  the
  room 
  again.
  You
  never
  think
  about
  the 
  environment.
  That's
  not
  possible".
  This 
  sentence
  includes
  the
  other
  person,
  the 
  room
  and
  the
  environment.
  Only 
  you 
  yourself
  have
  not
  found
  a
  place
  in
  it. 
  That's 
  why
  the
  sentence 
  appears
  to
  be
  a
  dominant
  claim.
  If
  you
  say
  instead:
  "You've
  left
  the
  light
  on
  in
  the
  chamber
  again.
   
  That's
  a
  pain
  point
  of
  mine.
  It
  hurts
  me
  because
  I
  think
  about
  the
  environment",
  then
  you
  have 
  found
  a
  place
  for
  yourself
  in
  the
  sentence.
  The
  Argentinian
  coach
  Fred
  Koffman
  spoke
  of
  the 
  position
  of
  nowhere,
  from
  which
  the
  first
  version
  of
  the
  statement
  was
  spoken.
  If
  you
  refuse
  to 
  take 
  your
  own
  stance 
  while
  at
  the
  same
  time
  being
  highly
  emotional,
  it
  is
  difficult
  to
  communicate 
  with
  each
  other
  afterwards.
  On
  the
  other
  hand,
  at
  NVC-plus 
  we 
  want
  to
  avoid
  long
  discussions,
  as 
  this
  often
  achieves
  far
  too
  little
  in
  relation
  to
  the
  result.
  One
  sentence
  is
  enough
  to
  give
  the
  other 
  person
  the
  information
  they
  need
  to
  avoid
  a
  pitfall.
  If
  they
  don't
  want
  to
  do
  that,
  you
  can
  put
  up 
  with it, or tackle it at the right time with classic NVC (non-violent communication).