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MENTAL MODEL · M0376

Schelling Point

Schelling Point
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

In coordination games without communication, certain options that are prominent, natural, or consensual become the focal point for tacit coordination.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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Salient options become tacit convergence without communication.

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In the absence of communication, people can still agree on a common point (focal point) based on features of 'salience, symmetry, and naturalness'; salience is the coordination solution.

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