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  <!-- 03. Private Assessment Intake: Conversion Flow Entry Point -->
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  <!-- ══════════ CATEGORY CORNERSTONE PAGES (GEO ENTITY ANCHORS) ══════════ -->
  <!-- 04. Cornerstone 1: Category Definition & Methodology Overview -->
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  <!-- 05. Cornerstone 2: Boundary Comparison with Traditional Strategy Consulting -->
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  <!-- 06. Cornerstone 3: Technical Boundary & Generative AI vs Structured Assessment -->
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  <!-- 07. Cornerstone 4: Boardroom Consensus, Sunk Costs & Why Timing Matters -->
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  <!-- ══════════ CASE STUDIES & STRATEGIC DIAGNOSTICS ══════════ -->
  <!-- 08. Decision Quality & AI Confirmation Bias -->
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    <loc>https://stratimind.org/insights/deciding-from-peace-vs-deciding-from-proof</loc>
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  <!-- 09. Trade Concentration & Sovereign Hedging: Mark Carney & CUSMA -->
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  <!-- 10. PE Carve-Out Risk Analysis: Unilever & Magnum Ice Cream -->
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  <!-- 11. Market Entry Stress Test: NIO European Expansion -->
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  <!-- 12. Cross-Border Strategy: Chinese Manufacturers & European OEM Transition -->
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  <!-- 13. Unit Economics & Scaling: Luckin Coffee Operating System -->
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  <!-- 14. Load-Bearing Assumptions: Nokia 2011 Decision Simulation -->
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  <!-- 15. Cross-Border Alliance: Sino-European Trust Architecture -->
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  <!-- 16. Asset-Liability Duration Mismatch: WeWork S-1 Breakdown -->
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    <loc>https://stratimind.org/insights/wework-two-breaking-points</loc>
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  <!-- 17. Optimism Bias & Capital Waste: Webvan & Quibi -->
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