COMPANION TOOLS FOR THE WORK BEFORE THE WORK

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Tools that go with the books we publish. Free to download. Use what helps. Skip what does not.

FIRST IN THE SERIES

Think Before the Room

A framework for thinking things through

Most of what determines whether a meeting, a decision, or a difficult conversation goes well happens before you walk into the room. Not in the moment of action, but in the thinking you bring with you.

Think Before the Room is a short, practical framework for that thinking. The tools below accompany the book. They are free, designed to print or carry, and built to be used on something real.


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The Worksheet
PDF · Letter size · Printable

The long-form companion. Six steps with room to write.

Use it when the situation is complex enough to deserve writing your way through.

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The Reference Card
PDF · Three formats available

The short form. The framework on one side, the six steps on the other.

Use it when you need a reminder, not a full process.

Print at home
The AI Companion Guide
PDF

A practical guide to using AI tools alongside the framework.

Use it when you want a thinking partner that pushes back rather than agrees.

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Master Conversation Prompt
PDF · For Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini

A ready-to-use prompt that turns any capable AI tool into a guided framework session.

Use it when you want AI to walk you through all six steps.

Download

HOW THEY FIT TOGETHER

The worksheet is for working. The reference card is for remembering. The companion guide and master prompt are for extending. None of them are required. They are here when you find a situation worth using them on.

ABOUT THE BOOK

For those expected to think before they act

Written for the professional who is competent but still building confidence, and for the leader who wants something useful to hand to the people on their team.

Read it once and you will recognize the shape of the thinking. Use it on something real and it becomes a habit.

ABOUT IRON HOUSE PRO

Stronger organizations. By design.

Iron House Pro is a solutions partner working with founder-led organizations, nonprofits, government, and First Nations communities on strategy, systems, people, and execution. We work with you, not on you.

Levi Lawrence is a Managing Partner at Iron House Pro and the author of Think Before the Room.

CLARITY. SYSTEMS. EXECUTION.

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