This agent is designed to help you identify the root cause of any business problem using the Five Whys technique.

what it does:

It acts like a world-class strategy consultant guiding you step-by-step through a structured root cause analysis by:

Clarifying your problem: It first ensures your problem statement is clear, simple and focused.

Asking “Why?” five times: It proposes possible explanations at each stage, evaluates them using insights from different fields (like psychology, economics, systems thinking, etc.), and helps identify the most likely underlying cause.

Reaching a root cause: After five iterations, it isolates the core issue behind the problem.

Offering strategic solutions: Once the root cause is found, it proposes diverse, field-informed solutions.

Allowing deeper or alternative exploration: If the analysis doesn't feel quite right, you can choose to dig deeper or explore another cause from an earlier step.

The goal is to move beyond surface-level symptoms and uncover the real issue driving the problem—so you can fix the cause, not just the effect.

Josh Weale

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