Brief

Description

Converts a raw strategic question or office-hours intake into a one-page structured brief for boardroom deliberation. Surfaces 2-3 distinct options, makes assumptions and constraints explicit, identifies which C-suite advisors need to weigh in, and defines measurable success and kill criteria before any discussion begins.

What this skill does

1. 1Converts a raw strategic question or office-hours intake into a one-page structured brief saved as a Markdown artifact for boardroom deliberation.
2. 2Surfaces 2-3 distinct options for every decision — including a 'do nothing' option — and makes assumptions and constraints explicit before any discussion begins.
3. 3Identifies which C-suite advisors need to weigh in and routes the brief to the appropriate boardroom panel composition.
4. 4Defines measurable success criteria and kill criteria before the decision is made, locking evaluation standards upfront.
5. 5Acts as the artifact handoff in the strategic sprint pipeline — the brief is consumed by the next command, not held in memory.

When to use

• A strategic decision is being debated and the team is discussing implementation before agreeing on the actual question to answer.
• You want to escalate a financial, product, or GTM question to a multi-role boardroom and need the brief as the structured input.
• You are preparing for a fundraise, pricing change, or major spend and need assumptions and constraints documented before the boardroom review.
• You need to create a paper trail with success and kill criteria for a high-stakes or irreversible decision.

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