Worth noting: I want is singular. The group doesn’t know what it wants. Someone must want and the group will want. What I want is what I want. What we want is an intersection of my statement of intent over another’s capitulation. When that fails, return to I want.

“What about compromise?” is a deflective question. It is a negotiation tactic.

When I ask, “What do you want?”, I’m willing to accept no progress. When I ask, “How do you intend to get that?”, I expect a path of stones to the front door.