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Pyramid Principle Communication

金字塔原理沟通法

Use $ARGUMENTS as initial context.
将$ARGUMENTS作为初始上下文。

When to use this skill

适用场景

  • Executive or leadership communication where the decision matters.
  • Recommendation memos that must be scanned quickly.
  • Storylines for presentations, updates, or board materials.
  • Any unclear draft that needs a single governing question and answer-first structure.
  • 决策至关重要的高管或领导层沟通
  • 需要快速浏览的建议备忘录
  • 演示文稿、进度更新或董事会材料的叙事框架
  • 任何需要明确核心问题及“先给出答案”结构的模糊草稿

Required inputs

必要输入

  • Audience and decision owner.
  • Governing question to answer.
  • Available evidence and major constraints.
  • 受众及决策负责人
  • 需要解答的核心问题
  • 可用的证据及主要约束条件

Workflow

工作流程

  1. Define one governing question and one decision objective.
  2. Draft the answer first as a one-sentence BLUF.
  3. Build 3-5 MECE support points with parallel phrasing.
  4. Choose logic mode per level: deductive or inductive, not both.
  5. Add evidence, implication, and risk for each support point.
  6. End with a decision, owner, date, and immediate next action.
  1. 明确一个核心问题和一个决策目标
  2. 先以一句话的BLUF（Bottom Line Up Front，开门见山）形式草拟答案
  3. 构建3-5个MECE（相互独立、完全穷尽）的支撑要点，表述保持平行结构
  4. 为每个层级选择逻辑模式：演绎或归纳，不可同时使用
  5. 为每个支撑要点补充证据、影响及风险
  6. 结尾明确决策内容、负责人、日期及下一步立即行动

Ask-first questions

前置提问

Ask up to 3 questions before drafting:
  1. What exact decision must this communication drive?
  2. Who is the final decision owner and what is their risk tolerance?
  3. Which evidence is confirmed vs still assumed?
草拟前可提出最多3个问题：
  1. 本次沟通需要推动的具体决策是什么？
  2. 最终决策负责人是谁，其风险承受能力如何？
  3. 哪些证据是已确认的，哪些仍为假设？

Assumption policy

假设规则

  • If answers are incomplete, proceed with explicit assumptions.
  • Tag each assumption with confidence: high, medium, low.
  • Avoid fabricated data; request verification when confidence is low.
  • 若信息不全，基于明确的假设推进
  • 为每个假设标注置信度：高、中、低
  • 禁止编造数据；置信度低时需请求验证

Output contract

输出规范

Always produce these sections in order:
  1. Context
  2. Decision or Recommendation
  3. Analysis
  4. Risks
  5. Next Actions
  6. Assumptions
需始终按以下顺序生成内容：
  1. 背景上下文
  2. 决策或建议
  3. 分析过程
  4. 风险提示
  5. 下一步行动
  6. 假设说明

Guardrails

约束规则

  • Keep one governing question; reject multi-question drift.
  • Do not mix recommendation with exploratory brainstorming in the same top level.
  • Use concrete language; avoid vague claims like "optimize" without mechanism.
  • Flag missing evidence when conclusions are not fully supported.
  • 仅保留一个核心问题；避免偏离至多个问题
  • 顶层内容不可同时包含建议和探索性头脑风暴
  • 使用具体表述；避免类似“优化”这类未说明机制的模糊说法
  • 若结论缺乏充分支撑，需标注缺失的证据

Resources

参考资源

  • references/pyramid-rules.md
    - Rule set and anti-ambiguity checks.
  • references/scqa.md
    - SCQA framing and transitions.
  • templates/structured-storyline.md
    - Decision-ready output structure.
  • examples/pyramid-example.md
    - Golden example with partial information.
  • references/pyramid-rules.md
    - 规则集及反歧义检查清单
  • references/scqa.md
    - SCQA框架及过渡方法
  • templates/structured-storyline.md
    - 可直接用于决策的输出模板
  • examples/pyramid-example.md
    - 基于部分信息的优秀示例

Keywords

关键词

pyramid principle, Minto, BLUF, executive communication, storyline, SCQA, structured recommendation
金字塔原理, Minto, BLUF, 高管沟通, 叙事框架, SCQA, 结构化建议