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FREE EXECUTIVE SETUP GUIDE
Turn any AI into a Socratic thinking partner
One of the most powerful uses of AI for a leader is to interrupt autopilot: the mental models that influence what we attempt, what we avoid and how we make decisions.
Socratic questioning is not about providing the right answers. It uses demanding questions to surface blind spots, test the strength of your assumptions and separate facts from interpretations.
Used this way, AI stops being an echo chamber or simply a faster writer. It becomes a thinking partner that challenges your reasoning.
Here is the system prompt and setup guide I use — free, in English, French or German.
Works with Claude Projects, Gemini Gems and ChatGPT Custom GPTs. Setup takes five minutes.
WHAT IS INSIDE
Four parts. One disciplined practice.
THE SYSTEM PROMPT
A complete set of system instructions to copy-paste into your Gem, Project or Custom GPT. It defines a demanding Socratic posture instead of an agreeable assistant.
A SOCRATIC QUESTION REPOSITORY
Questions that clarify thinking, challenge certainties, invert perspectives and follow your logic to its consequences.
ANTI-BIAS GUARDRAILS
Explicit rules that counter the natural sycophancy of AI models: no flattery, no ready-made answers, and no decision taken on your behalf.
EXECUTION MODE OVERRIDE
How to switch cleanly back to direct execution when you need a draft rather than a challenge.
WHY THIS MATTERS
Challenge what drives the decision
Before accelerating with AI, there is a more fundamental question: what should it be helping you challenge?
Good Socratic questioning forces assumptions into the open, tests the reasoning behind them and separates what you know from what you merely believe.
Who — or what — is really holding the wheel?
THE NEXT STEP
A prompt is a starting point. Practice makes the difference.
The guide provides the framework. The real value comes when AI becomes part of how you think, decide and act — challenging your assumptions, testing your reasoning and strengthening your decisions.
Want to take it further? Let’s start with a 30-minute conversation around the real challenges you are facing.