I need to run a proactive challenge on [ANALYSIS/RECOMMENDATION] for [CLIENT].

 

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**CHALLENGE FRAMEWORK**

 

**1. Assumption audit**

 

List the key assumptions underlying this analysis:

 

– Assumption 1: [State assumption]

 

  – What if this is wrong? [Implication]

 

  – How would we know? [Signal to watch]

 

– Assumption 2: [State assumption]

 

  – What if this is wrong? [Implication]

 

  – How would we know? [Signal to watch]

 

[Continue for 3-5 key assumptions]

 

**2. Devil’s advocate**

 

Arguments AGAINST the recommended approach:

 

– [Counter-argument 1]

 

– [Counter-argument 2]

 

– [Counter-argument 3]

 

Response to each:

 

– [How recommendation accounts for or mitigates this]

 

**3. Missing perspectives**

 

Who might see this differently?

 

– Competitor perspective: [How would they view this?]

 

– Media perspective: [How would journalists receive this?]

 

– Customer perspective: [How would [CLIENT]’s customers react?]

 

– Internal perspective: [What might [CLIENT] team members challenge?]

 

**4. Risk identification**

 

What could go wrong?

 

| Risk | Likelihood | Impact | Mitigation |

 

|——|————|——–|————|

 

| | [H/M/L] | [H/M/L] | |

 

| | | | |

 

**5. Opportunity cost**

 

What are we NOT doing by pursuing this approach?

 

– Alternative A: [What we’d gain / what we’d lose]

 

– Alternative B: [What we’d gain / what we’d lose]

 

**6. “Have you considered…” prompts**

 

Based on this challenge:

 

– Have you considered [overlooked angle]?

 

– What about [adjacent opportunity]?

 

– Could [risk] actually be [opportunity]?

 

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**OUTPUT**

 

**Challenge summary:**

 

[2-3 sentences on the most important challenges raised]

 

**Recommendation adjustments:**

 

[Any modifications based on the challenge process]

 

**Flags for client discussion:**

 

[Issues worth raising with the client before finalizing]