/workflow-foundation-sprint

description: Run the Foundation Sprint workflow (2-day strategic-alignment arc producing a Founding Hypothesis)

Run the Foundation Sprint, a structured two-day workshop (Knapp/Zeratsky) that converts fuzzy early-stage product beliefs into a single, testable Founding Hypothesis plus an assumption scorecard.

This workflow chains the 7 `tool-foundation-sprint-*` skills in their canonical sequence, with `tool-note-and-vote` invoked at decision moments throughout. For each step, read the skill instructions and follow them to produce the artifact.

> Note: Foundation Sprint is a workshop methodology, NOT an agile / Scrum sprint. For pm-skills' agile sprint planning, use `/workflow-sprint-planning`.

Workflow Steps

Step 1: Readiness

Use the `tool-foundation-sprint-readiness` skill from `skills/tool-foundation-sprint-readiness/SKILL.md` to diagnose whether the team should run a Foundation Sprint now, postpone, or do prerequisite work first.

Step 2: Brief

Use the `tool-foundation-sprint-brief` skill from `skills/tool-foundation-sprint-brief/SKILL.md` to lock scope, team, logistics, and success criteria before Day 1.

Step 3: Basics (Day 1 morning)

Use the `tool-foundation-sprint-basics` skill from `skills/tool-foundation-sprint-basics/SKILL.md` to produce the target customer, important problem, team advantage, and competitor map as one coherent strategic frame.

Step 4: Differentiation (Day 1 afternoon)

Use the `tool-foundation-sprint-differentiation` skill from `skills/tool-foundation-sprint-differentiation/SKILL.md` to produce scored differentiators, a 2x2 chart, decision principles, and a Mini Manifesto.

Step 5: Approach Options (Day 2 morning)

Use the `tool-foundation-sprint-approach-options` skill from `skills/tool-foundation-sprint-approach-options/SKILL.md` to generate 3-7 candidate approaches as one-page summaries for Magic Lenses evaluation.

Step 6: Magic Lenses (Day 2 afternoon)

Use the `tool-foundation-sprint-magic-lenses` skill from `skills/tool-foundation-sprint-magic-lenses/SKILL.md` to evaluate the approaches through the 4 classic plus at least 1 custom lens, then name the top bet and a backup.

Step 7: Founding Hypothesis (Day 2 end)

Use the `tool-foundation-sprint-founding-hypothesis` skill from `skills/tool-foundation-sprint-founding-hypothesis/SKILL.md` to produce the canonical hypothesis sentence, assumption scorecard, and recommended next test.

Throughout, use the `tool-note-and-vote` skill from `skills/tool-note-and-vote/SKILL.md` to run structured group decisions at each decision moment.

Output

Produce each artifact in sequence. The Founding Hypothesis (Step 7) is the final output and the input to a Design Sprint (`/workflow-design-sprint`), customer research, or a focused experiment.

Reference the Foundation Sprint workflow at `_workflows/foundation-sprint.md` for additional guidance.

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