STR.2:1 - Problem frame

Use this pattern when a price, customer behaviour, capability, constraint, strategic objective or relied-on source has changed and someone asks, “Does this change our strategy?” The strategy practitioner connects the change to the premise and choice it can actually affect.

Begin with the old premise and the changed fact, claim or comparison basis, not a list of all strategic topics. Ask which direction, option or commitment would be different if the premise no longer held. The first useful result is a bounded impact judgment: continue, qualify the premise, reopen the affected choice or return the missing evidence.

The gain is proportionate reconsideration. A material change receives attention where it matters, while unrelated decisions remain usable. A new presentation, publication date or source address does not by itself require a strategy exercise.

If the strategic subject or receiving decision is still unknown, use STR.1. If there is only a routine operational exception with no effect on direction or commitments, return it to the service or operating practice that can resolve it.