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description: 'Start a new Design Thinking coaching project with state initialization and first coaching interaction - Brought to you by microsoft/hve-core'
agent: DT Coach
argument-hint: "projectName=... [context=...] [stakeholders=...] [industry=...]"
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# Start Design Thinking Project

## Inputs

* ${input:projectName}: (Required) Name for the coaching project. Used to derive the project slug and directory name.
* ${input:context}: (Optional) Initial project context, problem statement, or customer request to capture.
* ${input:stakeholders}: (Optional) Known stakeholder groups or key contacts to include in initial mapping.
* ${input:industry}: (Optional) Industry or domain context (e.g., manufacturing, healthcare, finance) to inform coaching vocabulary and constraint patterns.

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Start the Design Thinking coaching project by initializing the state directory and beginning Method 1 coaching.
