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Rebuild the approved baseline
Pull the fixed creative criteria out of the brief and separate them from later opinions.
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End an Endless Revision Loop
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75 min
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Stop vague revision cycles with a documented direction, clear approval owner, and firm limits for the next round.
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Make Your Play
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Regain control of a drifting design project by separating actionable changes from conflicting opinions, new requests, and unresolved decisions.
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What you'll do
This is the plan inside your prompt. Add your details first. Then follow these steps with ChatGPT or Claude.
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Create one feedback register
Bring every active note into one place before making another design change.
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Classify each request
Separate corrections and useful refinements from preferences, unclear notes, and added scope.
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Expose conflicts and reversals
Find instructions that can't coexist or that undo an earlier approval.
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Name the real decisions
Convert vague debate into a short list of choices that someone must settle.
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Recommend one direction
Choose the strongest path based on the approved goal instead of the loudest preference.
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Set the revision boundary
Define what the next round will include and what must be handled separately.
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Draft the reset message
Prepare a direct, neutral message that asks for decisions instead of more open-ended opinions.
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Run the approval conversation
Keep the review focused on decisions, authority, and the approved brief.
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Lock the decision in writing
Record the result before starting more design work.
Make Your Play
End an Endless Revision Loop
Tell us what the prompt needs to know
Start with the questions below. Each answer personalizes the playbook and builds the prompt you’ll use at the end.
Your situation
Describe the project, deliverables, audience, business goal, and reason the work is currently stuck.
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Paste the approved brief, mood direction, concept statement, or other agreed creative criteria.
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Select the stage that best describes the current work.
Describe the latest version, the main design choices, and any elements already approved.
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List or paste every active feedback item with its source, date, and wording when available.
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List everyone giving feedback, each person's responsibility, and who can grant final approval.
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Enter the agreed revision rounds, scope terms, approval process, and any change fees that already exist.
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Enter the final deadline, review dates, production needs, and time available for changes.
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Describe any relationship concerns, earlier boundary discussions, or communication issues that should shape the reset.
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What you'll do
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01
Rebuild the approved baseline
Pull the fixed creative criteria out of the brief and separate them from later opinions.
02
Create one feedback register
Bring every active note into one place before making another design change.
03
Classify each request
Separate corrections and useful refinements from preferences, unclear notes, and added scope.
04
Expose conflicts and reversals
Find instructions that can't coexist or that undo an earlier approval.
05
Name the real decisions
Convert vague debate into a short list of choices that someone must settle.
06
Recommend one direction
Choose the strongest path based on the approved goal instead of the loudest preference.
07
Set the revision boundary
Define what the next round will include and what must be handled separately.
08
Draft the reset message
Prepare a direct, neutral message that asks for decisions instead of more open-ended opinions.
09
Run the approval conversation
Keep the review focused on decisions, authority, and the approved brief.
10
Lock the decision in writing
Record the result before starting more design work.
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Assembled prompt
Beginner instructions
Start with the approved brief and the latest design version. Paste feedback exactly as received, even when it is messy. Use the classifications to avoid treating every comment as a required design change.
Advanced instructions
Add dates, version numbers, approval history, and the source of each feedback item. Compare reversal requests against earlier approvals, then separate included refinements from scope changes before discussing schedule or fees.
Use this when
Your design project has gone through several rounds, feedback keeps changing, multiple stakeholders are giving conflicting notes, or nobody will approve a final direction.
You'll need
- Project summary
- Approved direction
- Design stage
- Current version
- Feedback sources
- Stakeholders
- Revision agreement
- Remaining schedule
- Relationship context
You'll get
- Every current feedback item classified and assigned a status
- One final approval owner named
- Every unresolved design decision documented
- One creative direction approved in writing
- Remaining revisions limited by scope and deadline
- New requests separated from included revisions
By the end of this playbook
You will have:
- Every current feedback item classified and assigned a status
- One final approval owner named
- Every unresolved design decision documented
- One creative direction approved in writing
- Remaining revisions limited by scope and deadline
- New requests separated from included revisions
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