The cards are described in more detail in the book, as well as in the Power Point presentation available in the download tool depot.

There are parameters that we can use to understand and measure a system. In classic non-violent communication, we know the needs. These represent the parameters of inner life and show what a person needs in a certain context. In NVC-plus, however, we do not want to assess the personal needs of a person, but the abstract requirements of a system. Why is that important? If you want to build a clock together, then the requirement parameters for a workshop, for example, are derived from the goal. It does not need to be large, but it must be sufficiently clean. The tools must guarantee appropriate or at least sufficient precision. In management, this is called a KPI - "Key Performance Indicator", i.e. key figures that can be used to determine the performance of activities In NVC-plus, however, there are not only design parameters, but parameters for all fields of the Four-Step-Circle. The approach was already outlined by Prof. Nossrat Peseschkian with the Differential Analytical Inventory (DAI), who differentiated between the parameters of the path and those of the goal.

We can create a separate parameter list for each NVC-plus field of the Four-Step-Circle and that is exactly what we have done. You can find it in the download area. But to simplify things, we have also created two tool cards and listed the parameters of the common synergetic field on the one hand and the parameters of co- creation on the other. The words direct our minds to certain qualities and make them "measurable". We don't need to spend a long time arguing if something is not right and we try to grasp this with arguments and considerations. We look for the parameters that are involved and which may not be given sufficient attention. If formative parameters of the blue tool card T4.1 lead to major tensions, then experience has shown that this is often related to unnoticed field parameters of the green tool card T3.2. If the team members have a good interpersonal field that sufficiently serves the currently important parameters such as affection, openness and trust, then this field has a supportive and stabilizing effect. You can then concentrate on the design parameters and talk effectively about cleanliness, order and transparency. In the requirements lists , you will find detailed parameters for all fields of the Four-Step-Circle and you can use them to shorten the discussions by handing them out and asking everyone to mark the requirement parameters that are currently relevant to the topic. Then consider how you can strengthen these parameters appropriately.