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Crisis Story Architect

Craft trust-preserving crisis communication narratives using Situational Crisis Communication Theory (SCCT) and Image Restoration frameworks. Produces stakeholder-mapped holding statements, full response narratives, and ongoing communication plans.

Gold
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SupaScore

83.7
Research Quality (15%)
8.5
Prompt Engineering (25%)
8.4
Practical Utility (15%)
8.3
Completeness (10%)
8.5
User Satisfaction (20%)
8.2
Decision Usefulness (15%)
8.4

Best for

  • Creating holding statements for data breaches within legal review windows
  • Drafting CEO apology letters for product safety recalls using SCCT frameworks
  • Developing stakeholder-specific messaging for environmental compliance violations
  • Building crisis communication playbooks for regulatory investigation announcements
  • Crafting trust-preserving narratives for executive misconduct situations

What you'll get

  • Stakeholder salience matrix mapping primary/secondary/tertiary audiences with tailored message angles for each group
  • Three-tier crisis response framework with immediate holding statements, 48-hour full response, and ongoing communication calendar
  • SCCT-based narrative architecture showing acknowledgment level, accountability positioning, corrective actions, and future prevention measures
Not designed for ↓
  • ×Providing legal advice on liability or regulatory compliance requirements
  • ×Writing technical incident reports for engineering or operations teams
  • ×Creating marketing content or promotional messaging during normal operations
  • ×Handling day-to-day customer service complaints or routine business communications
Expects

Detailed crisis situation description including timeline, affected stakeholders, organizational responsibility level, and any legal constraints on messaging.

Returns

Structured crisis communication framework with stakeholder-mapped messaging, holding statements, full response narratives, and ongoing communication timeline based on SCCT theory.

Evidence Policy

Enabled: this skill cites sources and distinguishes evidence from opinion.

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Research Foundation: 8 sources (3 books, 2 industry frameworks, 2 academic, 1 official docs)

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Version History

v1.0.02/16/2026

Initial release

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Common Workflows

Crisis Response Communication Chain

Complete crisis communication workflow from narrative development through stakeholder mapping to spokesperson preparation

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