Strategy note
Compressed analysis with one recommended move. For executives and chairs. Built for researchers and analysts who need a structured, sourced answer they can stand behind.
Key highlights
One recommended move
A single named, dated action — not a menu of options to choose from.
The logic beneath
What's actually driving the situation, not just what's on the surface.
Fits on one page
Compressed for a reader who has thirty seconds, not thirty minutes.
Red lines stated
The conditions that would force you to reassess the call.
About this template
A strategy note is a memo's sharper cousin: one page, one recommended move, written for a reader who has thirty seconds. Give the situation and this template returns it in three sentences, the strategic logic beneath the surface, a single named and dated move, and the red lines that would force a rethink.
It commits. There is no menu of options to hedge behind — just the call and the conditions under which you'd reverse it. Use it to brief an executive or a chair who needs a position, not a survey.
Model Diplomat vs. generic AI
The same prompt in a general chatbot can produce something that reads right and isn't. Here's the difference.
| Aspect | This template | ChatGPT / generic AI |
|---|---|---|
| Sources | Primary documents, cited and openable | Often fabricated, or none at all |
| Format | Structured brief with a synthesis you can cite | An unstructured summary you have to organize |
| Verifiability | Every claim checkable against its source | No way to tell what's real |
| Built for the work | Tuned for diplomacy, politics, and law | General-purpose, not domain-aware |
| Cost | Free to start | — |
Who it's for
Policy analysts and researchers
Producing a strategy note they can cite and stand behind.
Students and pre-law readers
Getting a structured, sourced footing on an unfamiliar issue fast.
Journalists and writers
Grounding a piece in primary sources before deadline.
Briefers and chiefs of staff
Turning a tangle of facts into something a decision-maker can act on.
What you'll fill in
A preview of the one field you'll complete in the composer — the rest is written for you.
The prompt
This is what lands in your composer — edit the [blanks] and send.
One-page strategy note. Situation: "[the situation]". Structure: (1) Situation in three sentences; (2) Strategic logic — what's actually going on beneath the surface; (3) Recommended move — one move, named and dated; (4) Risks and red lines that would force a reassessment. No hedging.
Start from this template
Model Diplomat fills it in with answers grounded in primary sources — every claim comes with a citation you can check.
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