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# Task: What is the Strategic Sounding Board Task and how do you use it?

Strategic Sounding Board

Category: Planning

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|  | Primary team
Strategy | Frequency
On demand | Also useful for
Leadership / Senior Management, All Agency |
WHAT THIS TASK DELIVERS

Strategy sounding board, summariser and builder. Thought rationaliser, including proposed phasing of campaigns.

How it is triggered: On demand via Teams. Share your brief, idea, or strategic question and follow up iteratively.

WHAT IT PRODUCES

Structured feedback, argument gap analysis, and alternative framings. Not a finished strategy document.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q  Can this task write my strategy for me?

A  No. It provides structured feedback and gap analysis to improve your thinking. For building a planning document from a brief, use ABC Planning Assistant.

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Q  It challenged my idea and I disagree. Should I accept the feedback?

A  No. Its role is to surface challenges and gaps, not override your judgment. Use it to strengthen your argument or confirm why your original position is correct.

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TASK SCOPE

|  | This task does | This task does not |
|  | ✓  Provide structured feedback on strategic thinking | ✗  Write finished strategy documents or decks |
|  | ✓  Identify gaps and unsupported claims | ✗  Access live data not provided in the prompt |
|  | ✓  Suggest campaign phasing and sequencing | ✗  Produce client-ready output directly |
|  | ✓  Offer alternative framings of a strategic challenge |