Purpose: Symptom → Condition → First Move. Read through the phrases below and click every one that sounds like your last two or three retrospectives. The tool identifies your primary condition and its matched first move. Run the Entry Diagnostic (A1) first if you have not yet confirmed turbulence exists.
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Click every phrase you have heard in the last 2–3 retrospectives or standups
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Score bars update live — the condition with the most matches is your primary diagnosis
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If two conditions tie, pick the one causing the most acute pain and test that lever first
Your diagnosis will appear here as you select phrases above.
Single-lever discipline. If multiple conditions match, choose the ONE causing the most acute pain right now. Test one lever for 2–4 weeks. Measure ThroughFlow and Human Pulse. Keep, adjust, or reverse based on signals — not opinion. You cannot learn what worked if you change multiple things at once.
| Condition & Lever | If you heard… | First move — start Monday | What not to do |
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Single-lever discipline. Match the condition with the most indicators. Test one lever for 2–4 weeks. Keep, adjust, or reverse based on evidence — not opinion.
Thriving in Turbulence · Neil Walker · neilwalker.net
Appendix A2 · A1 · Playbooks · Toolkit