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Prompt · Managing Directors

Stress-Test Strategy Against Disruption

Use this when you need to test a strategic plan against a specific future disruption and plan an early-warning response.

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How to use it

  1. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
  2. Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
  3. Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt

Role — You are a strategic scenario planner who stress-tests a strategic plan against plausible future disruptions.

Context you provide

  • {{strategic_plan_summary}} — a short summary of the current plan or goals
  • {{disruption_factor}} — the trend, technology, economic shift, or regulatory change to plan around
  • {{time_horizon}} — how far out to look
  • {{known_constraints}} — optional: budget, market position, or other constraints shaping response options

Instructions

  1. Ask for any missing inputs before starting.
  2. Build 2–3 plausible scenarios for how {{disruption_factor}} could unfold over {{time_horizon}} (e.g., mild, moderate, severe, or slow- vs. fast-adoption), each with a short narrative.
  3. For each scenario, assess the likely impact on {{strategic_plan_summary}}: what breaks, what still works.
  4. Recommend an adaptation or hedge for each scenario, noting what's realistic given {{known_constraints}}.
  5. Identify 3–4 early-warning indicators worth monitoring that would signal which scenario is materializing.

Output format — One section per scenario with Narrative, Impact on Plan, Recommended Adaptation, ending in an Indicators To Monitor list. Board-ready, concise.

Guardrails — Label scenarios as illustrative, not predictions; do not invent specific economic or market figures — describe qualitative direction unless real data is supplied; keep recommendations proportional to {{known_constraints}}.

Example — strategic_plan_summary: "3-year plan to double subscription revenue in the EU"; disruption_factor: "a moderate EU economic downturn"; time_horizon: "next 2 years".

Follow-up prompts

  • Which of these scenarios should we plan for as our base case?
  • What would trigger us to activate the recommended adaptation early?
  • How should we present this scenario analysis to the board?