dt-coaching-foundation

# 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.