Direct answer
Adaptive Requisite Thinking is a decision method for situations where the context changes faster than a fixed plan can cope. It keeps principles, boundaries and evidence stable, while allowing the route, sequence and tactics to adapt to what the situation actually requires.
How to use it
- Name the fixed principle before choosing the route.
- List the situational variables that have changed.
- Separate what must stay true from what can change.
- Choose the smallest route change that still protects the outcome.
- Review the decision after the situation settles.
Example
A campaign plan fails because a platform changes its rules. The principle is still audience clarity and evidence-led publishing. The route changes from scheduled launch posts to an owned-page answer hub, email support and revised social snippets.
Caveats and limits
Do not use the framework as a licence for constant pivots. If every decision is treated as situational, the team loses strategy, accountability and memory.