Role Switch

About

Role Switch is a strategic capability designed to navigate complex decision-making by simulating perspectives from various stakeholders such as Engineering, Product Management, Finance, and Legal. It helps teams move beyond single-viewpoint thinking to uncover hidden blind spots, pressure-test proposals before presentation, and find consensus paths when priorities seem incompatible. By mapping underlying interests rather than just surface positions, the skill provides a structured framework for synthesizing multi-dimensional impacts into actionable paths forward, making it an essential tool for cross-functional collaboration and organizational alignment.

Key Features

• Tension mapping to surface explicit tradeoffs and incompatible goals between departments
• Actionable synthesis principles for finding common ground through sequential or hybrid resolutions
• Interest-based perspective taking to distinguish underlying business needs from surface demands
• Structured 5-step workflow for framing, inhabiting, and synthesizing stakeholder alignment
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• Comprehensive role selection patterns including Product Triad, Business Quads, and Regulatory contexts

Use Cases

• Evaluating high-impact decisions like build-vs-buy, pricing strategies, or technical migrations
• Pressure-testing complex proposals before presenting to diverse stakeholder groups or executives
• Aligning cross-functional teams with conflicting priorities during product development