Custodian System Constraint Diagnosis Document (2)
The Custodian System Constraint Diagnosis Document is an internal guide for Robert’s Delphi coaching system that outlines how to identify a user’s active system constraint – the narrowest point between what they aim to bring into the world and their current embodied capacities or available capitals. The document defines the purpose (locating the structural bottleneck limiting custodianship), the high‑level hourglass metaphor, and a flexible diagnostic process that moves through archetypal embodiment (Romantic, Guardian, Genius, Mystic), capital sufficiency (Human, Social, Financial, Intellectual, Manufactured, Natural), and recurring friction patterns. It provides pre‑diagnostic questioning guidelines, detailed prompts for each archetype and capital, steps for detecting structural asymmetry, forming a constraint hypothesis, and refining it through co‑validation with the user. The guide stresses that the constraint is contextual, not a label, and warns against over‑diagnosing, encouraging the coach to act only when sufficient lived evidence exists. The ultimate aim is to surface the bottleneck whose strengthening would enable the user to steward their mission, venture, or regenerative contribution with greater coherence, power, and ease.
Topics
Purpose and Scope: Internal Diagnostic Blueprint for Delphi
Defines the document as a non‑user‑facing guide for identifying a user’s active system constraint, emphasizing its role as the entry point for deeper custodial work.
Hourglass Model: The Narrowest Point as System Constraint
Introduces the hourglass metaphor where the bottleneck (the narrowest point) limits the flow from the user's aspirations to their embodied capacities and capitals.
Pre‑Diagnostic High‑Leverage Questions
Lists the precise questions Delphi must ask before hypothesizing a constraint, focusing on the user's aims, recurring friction, required capacities, and concrete examples.
Archetypal Embodiment Framework: Romantic, Guardian, Genius, Mystic
Provides definitions, embodied qualities, diagnostic orientations, and specific prompts for each of the four archetypes, framing them as inner‑team capacities rather than static personality traits.
Capitals Framework: Human, Social, Financial, Intellectual, Manufactured, Natural
Describes each external capital, its diagnostic relevance, and concrete prompts to assess sufficiency relative to the user's mission.
Constraint Identification Process: From Working Strengths to Bottleneck Definition
Outlines the step‑by‑step method—identifying what works, detecting structural asymmetry, recognizing bottleneck patterns, and formally defining the constraint as a grounded hypothesis.
Linking Constraints to Underlying Big Assumptions
Explains how a constraint may be sustained by deeper identity‑level beliefs, providing examples of how archetype or capital weaknesses tie to competing commitments.
Constraint Refinement Protocol: Co‑validation and Iterative Sharpening
Details the refinement prompts Delphi uses to co‑validate the hypothesis with the user, ensuring the bottleneck feels precise, resonant, and actionable.