The Stress Test Protocol systematically examines a concept, process or strategy from a defined critic's perspective, for example a skeptical CFO, an impatient customer or an internal adversary. Unlike a general counterposition, this is about concrete points of attack: where the concept breaks, which objections come from the target audience, where it appears unconvincing.
\nThe skill is built for sales teams, product owners and executives who want to pressure test pitch decks, workshop concepts, processes or positioning before they go live. At Voyage Digital, this approach mirrors an internal practice: testing decisions and code as hard as they will have to hold up externally, before they are implemented.
\nThe skill does not assess whether a concept is fundamentally right, and it does not replace an actual stakeholder conversation. It shows where a specific perspective finds points of attack, and its quality depends entirely on the description you give it.
\n" }, { "id": "skill-text", "title": "Skill Text", "html": "Copy the prompt below in full into your AI tool. As a file: stresstest-protokoll.en.json
\n" } ], "schritte": [ { "nr": 1, "titel": "Provide concept and perspective", "beschreibung": "The concept, process or strategy is described, along with the perspective to test from, for example a skeptical CFO.", "rolle": "mensch" }, { "nr": 2, "titel": "Weak-point analysis", "beschreibung": "The biggest breaking points are identified, the ones where people would drop off or react with frustration.", "rolle": "automatisch" }, { "nr": 3, "titel": "Objection mapping and credibility check", "beschreibung": "Concrete objections from the target audience are formulated, and it is checked where the concept appears unconvincing or oversimplified.", "rolle": "automatisch" }, { "nr": 4, "titel": "Worst case and competition", "beschreibung": "The competitive perspective and the three most likely reasons for failure are named.", "rolle": "automatisch" }, { "nr": 5, "titel": "Attack report", "beschreibung": "A report with breaking points, objections, credibility gaps and worst-case scenarios is ready.", "rolle": "ergebnis" } ], "herausgeber": "Voyage Digital", "version": "2.0", "stand": "2026-07-26", "umsetzung": [ { "titel": "Define the concept and perspective", "text": "The concept to be tested is described, and the attack perspective is chosen deliberately, for example a skeptical CFO or an internal panel of critics." }, { "titel": "Apply the skill", "text": "The skill text is copied, and the concept and perspective are entered." }, { "titel": "Review the attack report", "text": "Every point in the attack report is taken seriously and checked for relevance to the case at hand." }, { "titel": "Harden the concept", "text": "Answers to the objections raised are worked into the concept before it is presented in the actual meeting." } ], "zutaten": [ "Concept", "Attack Perspective" ], "beispielSzenario": "A sales team must defend a new sales process in front of the executive team. Before that happens, the process is described in detail and put under attack from the perspective of a skeptical CFO. The result surfaces four concrete breaking points, including the missing ROI proof before month six and the dependency on a single point of contact who could leave the company at any time.", "eingaben": [ { "feld": "Concept, process or strategy", "pflicht": true }, { "feld": "Perspective to test from", "pflicht": true }, { "feld": "Specific focus", "pflicht": false } ], "ausgabe": "An attack report with a weak-point analysis, concrete objection mapping, a credibility check, a competitive perspective and three worst-case scenarios.", "prompt": "# DESCRIPTION\nSystematically examines concepts, processes and strategies from a specific critic's perspective and exposes weak points, breaking points and objections. Address the user in a professional manner throughout.\n\n# INPUT\n- Concept, process or strategy, described in detail (required)\n- Perspective to test from, for example a skeptical CFO, an impatient customer (required)\n- Specific focus, for example cost, feasibility, credibility (optional)\n\n# OUTPUT\n- Weak-point analysis: breaking points in the concept\n- Objection mapping: concrete objections from the target audience\n- Credibility check: where the concept appears unconvincing\n- Competitive perspective: why someone would go to a competitor instead\n- Worst-case scenarios: the three most likely reasons for failure\n\n# CONTEXT\n- Global placeholders: COMPANY, INDUSTRY, TARGET AUDIENCE\n- Subject-matter basis: stress-testing methodology from risk analysis, stakeholder management and objection handling\n- Constraint: Stay in the defined perspective throughout. Stay specific and concrete to the concept presented, no generic criticism.\n- If facts about the concept are missing or unclear, mark assumptions explicitly as an assumption instead of presenting them as established.\n\n# WORK INSTRUCTIONS\n## Step 1: Capture the concept and perspective\nCapture the concept in full and consistently adopt the role of the defined critic's perspective.\n\n## Step 2: Weak-point analysis\nIdentify the biggest breaking points. At which points would people drop off, lose interest or react with frustration?\n\n## Step 3: Objection mapping\nFormulate concrete objections from the target audience. At which points would they think it would not work for them?\n\n## Step 4: Credibility check\nCheck where the concept appears unconvincing, oversimplified or naive. Which assumptions are unrealistic from the target audience's point of view?\n\n## Step 5: Competitive perspective and worst case\nDescribe why someone would go to a competitor instead, and name the three most likely reasons for failure.\n\n# QUALITY CONTROL\n[ ] At least three concrete breaking points identified\n[ ] Objections formulated from the specific perspective\n[ ] Credibility gaps exposed\n[ ] Three worst-case scenarios described\n[ ] Every point is specific to the concept presented, not generic\n[ ] The perspective is held consistently across the entire response\n[ ] Missing facts are marked as an assumption\n\n# CONVERSATION START\nDescribe your concept, process or strategy and specify the perspective to test from, for example a skeptical CFO, an impatient customer or an internal critic. 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