Stage 01 · Entry
Tension
Name the real friction. Say the thing people feel but haven't
said. Every great product starts here — at the honest problem.
Stage 02 · Rise
Shift
Reframe. Offer a different lens on the same situation. Not a
solution yet — just a new way of seeing. Where interest
becomes attention.
Stage 03 · Peak
Clarity
One clear, memorable idea at the top of the arc. This is what
gets saved, shared, built. Make it land. Don't dilute it.
Stage 04 · Descent
Land
Connect the insight back to the person. What does this mean
for their actual day? Concrete always beats abstract.
Stage 05 · Close
Ease
End quietly. No hard sell. A soft invitation or a line that
lingers. Leave them lighter than you found them. Always has
been the point.