{"id":"exec-consulting-findings-so-what-rewrite","audience":"consultants","category":"leadership-work","track":"leadership","level":"beginner","technique":"examples","title":"Rewrite four findings so each ends with a so-what for the client","free":false,"task":"Rewrite the four findings so each states the number and ends with a so-what. Write exactly 4 numbered lines in the form: 1. Finding. So what: implication. Each line is under 30 words, uses the numbers in the notes only, and the so-what is an action the client can take, not a restatement. Use the corrected number for finding 3.","materialLabel":"Raw findings (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"Client: Alder Retail (fictional)\n\n1. Stores in the north region average 14% higher sales per square foot than the south. \n2. Online orders take 4.2 days to ship on average; target is 2.\n3. Returns were 11% of orders in Q3. (The first slide said 9%; corrected to 11%.)\n4. The loyalty program has 82,000 members but only 24% bought in the last 90 days.\n\nClient's constraints: no new warehouses this year; marketing budget is flat; they can reassign staff.\nDo not suggest closing stores.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":4},{"type":"maxWords","max":130},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Old returns figure","why":"The AI uses 9%.","fix":"Say: \"Returns were 11% (corrected).\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Restating","why":"The AI writes 'this shows sales are higher'.","fix":"Say: \"The so-what is an action the client can take.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Breaking constraints","why":"The AI suggests a new warehouse or closing stores.","fix":"Say: \"Respect the client's constraints.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Wrong format","why":"The AI writes paragraphs.","fix":"Say: \"Format: 1. Finding. So what: ...\"","checks":["r0","numberedItems"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total word limit and it often lands over it.","fix":"Cap each line: \"each line under 30 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total word limit and it often lands over it.","fix":"Cap each part instead, for example: \"each line under 12 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Adding bold and notes","why":"The AI bolds text and adds a title or notes around the answer.","fix":"Say: \"Plain text only: no bold, no headings, no notes.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Format","patterns":["so what:","1\\.\\s*finding"]},{"label":"Action","patterns":["action","implication"]},{"label":"Corrected","patterns":["corrected","11%"]},{"label":"Constraints","patterns":["constraints","no new warehouse"]},{"label":"Numbers only","patterns":["numbers in the notes","only"]}],"hint":"Show the line format, say the so-what must be an action within constraints, and mention the corrected number.","rubricLabels":["Four numbered lines in the form \"N. Finding. So what: ...\" in the order of the findings","Each line keeps its number (14%, 4.2 days vs 2, 11% not 9%, 82,000 members with 24%) and no new numbers are invented","Each So what is an action within the constraints (for example reassigning staff, no new warehouse, flat budget) and none suggests closing stores"]}