STR.3:4.5 - Return the formulation and the useful next branch

Return the strategic question, material rival formulations, shared and disputed premises, supported claims and unresolved questions. State why each retained contrast changes the next work. Ordinary notes are enough when they preserve this reasoning for the recipient.

Use STR.4 when different future conditions change the choice; STR.5 when a different contribution calls for new directions; or STR.9 when a sufficient option set and comparison basis already exist. If a known constraint excludes the proposed commitment under every retained formulation, return that constraint and any viable narrower action. Reframing need not become a scenario workshop.

Reopen when a changed beneficiary, consequence, objective, resource or credible explanation changes the action families. A new phrase alone does not reopen the question.