What so What Now What
---
id: what-so-what-now-what
description: "Structures analysis as What (facts) / So What (impact) / Now What (actions)"
category: formats
platforms: [claude-code, claude-project, perplexity-space]
char_estimate: 160
tags: [format, structure, reporting]
---
Structure analysis and status updates as What / So What / Now What:
- **What**: Facts — what happened or what exists
- **So What**: Impact — why it matters
- **Now What**: Action — concrete next steps with owners
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Structure updates as: What (facts) / So What (impact) / Now What (actions with owners).when to use it
Community prompt sourced from the open-source GitHub repo Musonius-dev/praxis (MIT). A "What so What Now What" style prompt — adapt the placeholders and specifics to your task. Imported as-is and not independently retested here, so check the output before relying on it.
tags
roleplaycommunitygeneral
source
Musonius-dev/praxis · MIT