Choose a strategy approach
OfficialOfficial · updated Nov 4, 2026 · v1.0.1
Asks about the decision, horizon, environment, and main unknown, then recommends one or two strategy frameworks in order, with what to bring, or says none fits.
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When to use it
- Someone says "we need a strategy" and nobody agrees where to start
- Before running a familiar framework out of habit
- You have a strategic question and want the method that answers it
What you give it
- The decision to be made, by whom and when
- The time horizon
- How predictable, shapeable, and harsh the market is
- The main unknown
What you get
A short routing note: the decision and environment as stated, one or two skills in order with why, what to bring and what each produces, what the route won't answer, and what would change it.
Changelog
- v1.0.1 · Nov 4, 2026 · Example: the clinics to bring to jtbd-switch-interview are those that switched in the last 30 to 90 days, matching that skill's recruiting rule, not the last year.
- v1.0.0 · Nov 4, 2026 · First release.
Sources
- Strategy Palette: Five Distinct Approaches to Strategy - BCG (2026-11-04)
- Why Strategy Needs a Strategy - BCG (2026-11-04)
- Your Strategy Needs a Strategy - Harvard Business Review (2012) (2026-11-04)
- What Is Strategy? - Michael E. Porter, Harvard Business Review (1996) (2026-11-04)
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