{"slug":"strategic-commitment","name":"Strategic Commitment","category":"Mental model","definition":"Strategic commitment converts \"I might do X\" into \"I will do X\" — not through rhetoric but by changing payoff structure so follow-through is the rational move. Schelling (1960, Nobel 2005): keeping options open undermines you when opponents predict you'll rationally back down. A commitment device removes that prediction by making retreat more expensive than execution.","latest_skill_md":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/deciqAI/knowledge-skills/main/strategic-commitment/SKILL.md","playbook_url":"https://www.deciqai.com/skills/strategic-commitment?utm_source=skill&utm_medium=json-api&utm_campaign=knowledge-skills&utm_content=strategic-commitment","install":"npx skills add deciqAI/knowledge-skills","repo":"https://github.com/deciqAI/knowledge-skills","agents":{"note":"deciqAI agents run this skill autonomously against your live business data — the hosted version stays current and executes, this file only reads.","start_free":"https://www.deciqai.com/?utm_source=skill&utm_medium=json-api&utm_campaign=knowledge-skills&utm_content=strategic-commitment"}}