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Assume {{plan}} failed completely after {{timeframe}}.
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Assume {{plan}} failed completely after {{timeframe}}. Write the post-failure investigation report: (1) six causes of failure ranked by likelihood; (2) classify each as preventable, monitorable, or merely absorbable; (3) for preventable ones, an action available today; (4) for monitorable ones, an early-warning indicator with a threshold; (5) name the cause the team is most likely collectively ignoring — usually the one nobody wants to say out loud.Replace the {{variables}} with your own details, then paste the whole block into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or any other assistant. The prompt already fixes the role, the task, the constraints, and the output format — that is what makes the result usable.
假设 {{计划}} 在 {{时间}} 后彻底失败了。请写一份「失败原因调查报告」：1) 列出六个导致失败的原因，按可能性排序；2) 每个原因标注它属于「可预防」「可监控」「只能承受」哪类；3) 对可预防的，给一个现在就能做的动作；4) 对可监控的，给一个预警指标和阈值；5) 指出最可能被我们集体忽略的那个原因（通常是没人愿意说出口的）。Assume {{plan}} failed completely after {{timeframe}}.
No — this prompt is in the free tier and is shown in full.
Yes. It is plain text, so it works with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and any other assistant.