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dt-coaching-foundation

"Design Thinking coaching foundation knowledge: coach identity and philosophy, quality and fidelity constraints, method sequencing, coaching state schema, and the canonical deck workflow"

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npx skillscat add microsoft/hve-core/dt-coaching-foundation

Install via the SkillsCat registry.

SKILL.md

DT Coaching Foundation — Skill Entry

This SKILL.md is the entrypoint for the Design Thinking coaching foundation knowledge.

The dt-coach agent loads this skill at session start and during a coaching session to
ground coaching behavior in a stable identity, enforce quality and fidelity expectations,
navigate method transitions, persist and recover session state, and run the opt-in
canonical deck workflow. The foundation knowledge stays constant across all nine
Design Thinking methods.

Foundation references

Load the reference that matches the current coaching moment.

Reference When to load
coaching-identity.md At session start and throughout — establishes coach identity, Think/Speak/Empower philosophy, boundaries, and the Progressive Hint Engine.
quality-constraints.md Before any artifact generation — enforces fidelity rules, anti-polish stance, and quality-by-space expectations.
method-sequencing.md At method transitions and space boundaries — guides the nine-method sequence, transition protocol, and non-linear iteration.
coaching-state.md For persistence and session recovery — defines the coaching state schema, update rules, and recovery protocol.
canonical-deck.md For opt-in canonical deck and customer-card generation — governs activation, offer points, and the PowerPoint build branch.

Skill layout

  • SKILL.md — this file (skill entrypoint).
  • references/ — the DT coaching foundation knowledge documents.
    • coaching-identity.md — coach identity, philosophy, and interaction conventions.
    • quality-constraints.md — fidelity rules and quality standards across all methods.
    • method-sequencing.md — method transitions, space boundaries, and iteration patterns.
    • coaching-state.md — coaching state schema, file conventions, and recovery protocol.
    • canonical-deck.md — opt-in canonical deck and customer-card workflow.

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