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- dt-coaching-foundation
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- Design Thinking coaching foundation knowledge: coach identity and philosophy, quality and fidelity constraints, method sequencing, coaching state schema, and the canonical deck workflow
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# DT Coaching Foundation — Skill Entry
This `SKILL.md` is the **entrypoint** for the Design Thinking coaching foundation knowledge.
The dt-coach agent loads this skill at session start and during a coaching session to
ground coaching behavior in a stable identity, enforce quality and fidelity expectations,
navigate method transitions, persist and recover session state, and run the opt-in
canonical deck workflow. The foundation knowledge stays constant across all nine
Design Thinking methods.
## Foundation references
Load the reference that matches the current coaching moment.
| Reference | When to load |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [coaching-identity.md](references/coaching-identity.md) | At session start and throughout — establishes coach identity, Think/Speak/Empower philosophy, boundaries, and the Progressive Hint Engine. |
| [quality-constraints.md](references/quality-constraints.md) | Before any artifact generation — enforces fidelity rules, anti-polish stance, and quality-by-space expectations. |
| [method-sequencing.md](references/method-sequencing.md) | At method transitions, space boundaries, and when the team asks what to do next — guides the nine-method sequence, transition protocol, next-method assessment, and non-linear iteration. |
| [coaching-state.md](references/coaching-state.md) | For persistence and session recovery — defines the coaching state schema, update rules, and recovery protocol. |
| [canonical-deck.md](references/canonical-deck.md) | For opt-in canonical deck and customer-card generation — governs activation, offer points, and the PowerPoint build branch. |
## Skill layout
* `SKILL.md` — this file (skill entrypoint).
* `references/` — the DT coaching foundation knowledge documents.
* `coaching-identity.md` — coach identity, philosophy, and interaction conventions.
* `quality-constraints.md` — fidelity rules and quality standards across all methods.
* `method-sequencing.md` — method transitions, space boundaries, next-method assessment, and iteration patterns.
* `coaching-state.md` — coaching state schema, file conventions, and recovery protocol.
* `canonical-deck.md` — opt-in canonical deck and customer-card workflow.
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