blocker-diagnosis

Blocker Diagnosis

Purpose

Deep-dive diagnostic that identifies the specific blockers preventing AI adoption, maps each to a pillar, and distinguishes surface complaints from root causes. Chains from fluency-assessment when scores are low. Produces a structured blocker report — not an action plan.

Core principle: Name the real blocker, not the excuse. "It doesn't work" is never the real answer. This skill digs until it finds what's actually stuck.

Context Intake

Unfamiliar ~~category placeholders? See CONNECTORS.md for connected-tool categories.

Accept the input artifact in any form: a file path, pasted text, an attachment, or output from a skill run earlier in this conversation. If ~~cloud storage is connected, offer to fetch it from there.

If no artifact is provided: this skill builds on the fluency scorecard — offer to run fluency-assessment first, or proceed with the leader's verbal answers, clearly marking the output as based on self-reported data.

For Department: and Currency:, use the first available source: the scorecard → adoption.local.md (the department this run covers; by default the one marked (primary) — see CLAUDE.md Local Configuration) → ask the leader (currency defaults to USD). If the config lists multiple departments or whole org and no scorecard pins this run to one, confirm which department (or org-wide/Generic) before producing numbers.

Flow

digraph blocker {
    "Review fluency scorecard" [shape=box];
    "Pick lowest pillar" [shape=box];
    "Deep-dive questions (4-6 Qs)" [shape=box];
    "Surface vs root cause?" [shape=diamond];
    "Probe deeper" [shape=box];
    "Log blocker" [shape=box];
    "More pillars to probe?" [shape=diamond];
    "Next pillar" [shape=box];
    "Produce blocker report" [shape=box];
    "Route to next skill" [shape=doublecircle];

    "Review fluency scorecard" -> "Pick lowest pillar";
    "Pick lowest pillar" -> "Deep-dive questions (4-6 Qs)";
    "Deep-dive questions (4-6 Qs)" -> "Surface vs root cause?";
    "Surface vs root cause?" -> "Probe deeper" [label="surface"];
    "Surface vs root cause?" -> "Log blocker" [label="root cause found"];
    "Probe deeper" -> "Deep-dive questions (4-6 Qs)";
    "Log blocker" -> "More pillars to probe?";
    "More pillars to probe?" -> "Next pillar" [label="yes"];
    "More pillars to probe?" -> "Produce blocker report" [label="no"];
    "Next pillar" -> "Deep-dive questions (4-6 Qs)";
    "Produce blocker report" -> "Route to next skill";
}