role-switch

# Role Switch

## Table of Contents
1. [Purpose](#purpose)
2. [When to Use](#when-to-use)
3. [What Is It](#what-is-it)
4. [Workflow](#workflow)
5. [Role Selection Patterns](#role-selection-patterns)
6. [Synthesis Principles](#synthesis-principles)
7. [Common Patterns](#common-patterns)
8. [Guardrails](#guardrails)
9. [Quick Reference](#quick-reference)

## Purpose

Role Switch helps uncover blind spots, align stakeholders, and make better decisions by systematically analyzing from multiple perspectives. It transforms single-viewpoint analysis into multi-stakeholder synthesis with explicit tradeoffs and alignment paths.

## When to Use

**Invoke this skill when you need to:**
- Align stakeholders with conflicting priorities (eng vs PM vs sales vs legal)
- Uncover blind spots in decisions by viewing from multiple angles
- Pressure-test proposals before presenting to diverse audiences
- Build empathy for perspectives different from your own
- Navigate cross-functional tradeoffs (cost vs quality, speed vs thoroughness)
- Evaluate decisions with multi-dimensional impact (technical, business, user, regulatory)
- Find consensus paths when positions seem incompatible
- Validate assumptions by seeing what different roles would challenge

**User phrases that trigger this skill:**
- "What would [stakeholder] think about this?"
- "How do we get alignment across teams?"
- "I'm worried we're missing something"
- "See this from their perspective"
- "Conflicting priorities between X and Y"
- "Stakeholder buy-in strategy"

## What Is It

A structured analysis that:
1. **Identifies relevant roles** (stakeholders with different goals, constraints, incentives)
2. **Adopts each perspective** (inhabits mindset, priorities, success criteria of that role)
3. **Articulates viewpoint** (what this role cares about, fears, values, measures)
4. **Surfaces tensions** (where perspectives conflict, tradeoffs emerge)
5. **Synthesizes alignment** (finds common ground, proposes resolutions, sequences