How It Works

From what's falling apart to what happens next.

  1. Step 1

    Describe it

    Write what is happening in plain language: who is involved, what is going wrong, what is at stake.

  2. Step 2

    Find the Pressure Point

    The Stabilizer separates the pressure on the situation from the failure causing it.

  3. Step 3

    Get the five stages

    Primary, Pivot, Asset, Scale and Exit Strategy, in order, each with what needs to happen and why it matters.

  4. Step 4

    Answer only what's needed

    If a key fact is missing, you are asked for it. If you gave enough, you are not.

  5. Step 5

    Keep the case alive

    Return with new facts, a failed step or a new deadline. Continue the Stabilizer; the old version stays locked.

The five stages

  1. 1

    Primary

    The first move that stops the slide.

  2. 2

    Pivot

    What turns the situation around.

  3. 3

    Asset

    What must be protected and put to work.

  4. 4

    Scale

    How the fix holds as it grows.

  5. 5

    Exit Strategy

    How the problem stays gone.

What you see, and what you don't

You see finished results: the Pressure Point, the five stages, why each one matters, the risks and the next move. How the engine reached its answer stays protected. That keeps the results consistent and the method secure.

Bring the situation. Leave with the path.

Describe what is happening in your own words. The Stabilizer does the rest.