Strategic Thinking

Strategy is choosing what not to do as much as what to do. End with explicit bets and guardrails.

How to run it with this skill: one clearly headed section per phase in this order: Intent → Landscape → Advantage → Options → Choice → Risks & Cadence. Optional Short story subsection only when Setup calls for it.

Setup (run before starting)

In one short block:

1. Strategic question — one sentence (e.g. "How should we win in X given Y?")
2. Default pass — Intent → Landscape → Advantage → Options → Choice → Risks & Cadence (state this line)

If goals, constraints, or non-negotiables are missing, ask at most 3 questions in one message, then proceed. Note any remaining gaps or working guesses in plain language (no bracket tags in Setup).

If the user asked for a memo or deck storyline, add after Risks & Cadence a Short story subsection (5–7 sentences: tension → insight → decision → proof path).