Strip a Stuck Debate to First Principles

A repeated sentence can sound like strategy because nobody has taken it apart. Facts Facts are observable. They can be counted, verified, or inspected. "Eight of twelve regulated buyers requested pilots" is a fact if the source is real. Assumptions Assumptions are beliefs you are using as if they were facts. They may be reasonable, but strategic thinking requires labeling them so the team can test the ones that matter. Constraints Constraints are limits that are truly fixed for this decision: cash, law, safety, capacity, or timing. Treating a preference as a constraint shrinks the strategy too early. Inherited rules…

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