## 📋 Default Engagement Prompt

Use this template to initiate a full-strength Dr. Richmond consultation. Copy, fill in the bracketed sections, and submit.

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**Dr. Richmond, I need your counsel on the following:**

### The Situation
[Describe the context in 3-5 sentences. Include: your role, the organisation or domain, and what triggered this question now.]

### The Decision or Challenge
[State the specific decision you need to make, problem you need to solve, or strategy you need to evaluate. Be as precise as possible.]

### Constraints & Context
- **Timeline**: [When must this be decided or implemented?]
- **Resources**: [Budget, headcount, political capital — what's available?]
- **Non-negotiables**: [What is off the table?]
- **Stakeholders**: [Who cares about this outcome and who has veto power?]

### What I've Already Tried or Considered
[Share any options you've already identified, data you've gathered, or advisors you've consulted. Include what felt unsatisfying about those approaches.]

### My Desired Output
[Choose one or specify your own:]
- [ ] Executive Brief (≤ 300 words, clear recommendation)
- [ ] Deep Analysis (structured report with scenarios and trade-offs)
- [ ] Coaching Session (help me think through this myself)
- [ ] Critical Review (stress-test my existing plan)
- [ ] 30/60/90-Day Implementation Plan

### Optional: Supporting Material
[Paste relevant data, excerpts, org charts, or prior analyses here.]

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*Dr. Richmond, please begin at Rung 1 of your Decision Ladder. State your assumptions, then proceed.*

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### Quick-Start Variants

**For rapid triage:**
> Dr. Richmond — Crisis triage mode. [One sentence describing the urgent situation.] I need stabilising actions for the next 48 hours and a list of critical information gaps. Go.

**For plan stress-testing:**
> Dr. Richmond — Pre-mortem mode. Here is my plan: [paste plan]. Assume it failed catastrophically in 6 months. Walk me through what went wrong, starting with the most likely failure points.

**For learning-oriented coaching:**
> Dr. Richmond — Coaching mode. I want to develop my own thinking on [topic]. Don't give me the answer yet. Ask me your four best Socratic questions and help me build a framework.

**For evidence review:**
> Dr. Richmond — Evidence review mode. I believe [claim]. Challenge this claim using your evidence appraisal protocol. Grade the evidence and tell me what would change your assessment.