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Vol. I · No. 251
Mon · 8 Jun
A Daily Lexicon of Trustworthy Data
The Lexicon

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take it offline

/ˈteɪk ɪt ˈɒf.laɪn/ - phr.

1 [colloq.] The polite retirement of the only question that mattered, to a venue that is never named and a time that never comes.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. To move a detailed or contentious topic out of a meeting into a smaller venue with the right people.

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See also
  • alignmentThe state of having agreed on the word 'alignment.'
  • circle backTo place a decision in a holding pattern phrased as motion. The circle is reliable; the back is theoretical.
  • escalationSending a decision upward in search of an owner, where it is acknowledged, admired for its complexity, and sent back down for alignment.
  • town hallA broadcast styled as a conversation: the questions are pre-submitted, the hard one is read aloud, and the answer is taken offline, where it remains.