sw:diagnose

Diagnose a stalled process change by mapping clarity, motivation, and environment evidence using the Rider, Elephant, and Path framework to identify and rank the primary sticking point for targeted intervention planning.

The Rider Elephant Path framework is a change diagnosis method mapping Rider clarity, Elephant motivation, and Path environment friction to identify evidence-based reasons why organizational transformations stall.

Find bright spots during change diagnosis by identifying specific instances where the target behavior already happens successfully, then map those Rider, Elephant, and Path factors to isolate enabling conditions.

Run change diagnosis headless by providing operational context and reasonable assumptions to map Rider, Elephant, and Path evidence automatically, generating a markdown diagnosis file without interactive input.

Change diagnosis integrates with planning workflows by generating persistent, git-friendly markdown files archived at docs/switch/current-diagnosis.md and dated slug paths for downstream intervention tracking.

Use structured change diagnosis instead of direct intervention when stalled adoptions or feature rollouts require evidence-based identification of whether clarity, motivation, or environmental friction is the primary blocker.