sunzi-perspective

What problem does it solve?

Provides a Sunzi-informed strategic lens to turn vague competitive problems into actionable, conditional plans by prioritizing information, mapping stakeholders, and evaluating tradeoffs before any decisive action. It prevents costly, ad-hoc decisions by forcing an information-first workflow and scenario-based risk assessment tailored to business, negotiation, and organizational conflicts.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Situation Mapping: Breaks down actors, resources, constraints, and information gaps using the five-fold "道、天、地、将、法" framing adapted to modern contexts.
• Conditional Recommendations: Offers "if-then" strategies that specify when a tactic applies, expected risks, and fallback plans.
• Execution Playbook: Produces stepwise execution guidance with timing, required resources, and reconnaissance checks (what to verify before acting).
• Use Cases: Startup vs. incumbent competition (avoid direct confrontation, exploit slow decision cycles), negotiation leverage and credible deterrence, internal promotion and organizational power plays, market-entry reconnaissance and pilot strategies.

Quick Start

Ask the skill: "Using Sunzi's perspective, analyze how our startup should respond to a dominant competitor with slow decision cycles."