Let AI Give Your Proposal a "Harsh Review": The Ultimate Sparring Method for Overcoming Office Politics
In meetings, all you hear are harmless "I think it’s good" comments. This leads to mediocre work and market failure. This article explains how to use mitsumonoAI to bluntly point out logical flaws and market gaps in your proposals—a new sparring technique to create strong plans.
Why don't people speak their minds in internal meetings?
In business, essential discussions are often avoided due to a desire for harmony or a fear of taking responsibility.
It is hard to disagree with superiors, and it can be difficult to be firm with subordinates.
As a result, "safe" but uninspiring plans pass through, only to face the harsh reality of failing to sell once they hit the market.
The essence of this problem is that as long as human relationships exist, getting a 100% objective opinion is nearly impossible.
However, the market and your competitors will not show you any mercy.
Add AI to your team as an "emotionless professional."
To address this, we propose bringing in mitsumonoAI as a "harsh partner without feelings."
AI doesn't "read the room," nor does it fear being disliked by you. It simply presents the facts based on vast data and logic.
mitsumonoAI includes various experts. You can have your proposal verified from multiple perspectives, such as:
- GPT-5 Thinking (Cold Strategic Consultant):
Relentlessly points out logical flaws, misalignments with market needs, and weak revenue models. - Sensei AI - Professional Services (Guardian of Risk Management):
Warns of legal risks and ethical pitfalls for new business models, assuming worst-case scenarios. - Visual Creative Analyst (Snarky Art Director):
Provides objective scores and feedback that humans find difficult to say, such as "this doesn't fit the brand" or "it feels unoriginal."
Practice | How to have AI thoroughly point out the "weaknesses" in your proposal.
Here, we introduce the process of using AI to verify a new service proposal and refine it into a robust strategy.
Step 1: Present the proposal and demand a "critical perspective."
First, prepare the text data of your proposal.
Next, select a model capable of deep reasoning, such as "GPT-5.1 Thinking" or "Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking," paste your text, and explicitly instruct it to analyze from an "adversarial perspective."
"The following is a draft for a new service proposal. You are a battle-hardened, cold-hearted venture capitalist. List three fatal flaws that would make you pass on this investment, using harsh language and no sugarcoating. No need to worry about my feelings. Thoroughly point out any leaps in logic or misunderstandings of target insights.
(Paste proposal text here)"
Step 2: Co-create solutions with AI based on the identified "weaknesses."
The harsh feedback from AI is the most valuable information for leading your project to success.
Take that feedback and work with AI to build specific solutions to overcome those weaknesses.
"How should the business model pivot to resolve this 'contradiction in cost structure' and set a price acceptable to the target? Please propose three pivot options."
Application | Improving the quality of organizational decision-making through proposal reviews.
This "harsh AI feedback" method can be applied beyond proposals to improve various types of organizational decisions.
- HR Evaluation & Management: Input feedback for subordinates into the AI to objectively verify if the message is convincing or if there is a risk of it being perceived as harassment.
- Creative Quality Control: Have the "Visual Creative Analyst" evaluate design or copy ideas, introducing "objective scores" to selections that tend to be biased by personal preference.
- Rehearsals for Presentations & Negotiations: Set the AI as a "tough client who never says yes" to conduct mock negotiations, raising the quality of your Q&A preparation to the limit.
Summary: Improving the quality of decision-making with AI as an "objective mirror."
You might be shocked by AI's harsh critiques at first. However, it is the most sincere advice to protect your business from failure.
- Eliminating "Vague Feelings":
Decisions driven by emotions or the "mood" of the room disappear, and every judgment gains a "logical basis." - Pre-emptive Risk Avoidance:
Since fatal flaws can be fixed before hitting the market, the cost of rework and the risk of failure are minimized. - Gaining Confidence:
A proposal that has cleared AI's harsh scrutiny becomes a "strong weapon" you can present with confidence in any meeting or negotiation.
mitsumonoAI is not a "yes-man" who tells you what you want to hear; it is a partner dedicated to making your business truly succeed.
Try throwing your best work at the AI. You will surely find the hints needed for a major breakthrough.
mitsumonoAI can be used not only for this topic but also for various problem-solving, operational efficiency, and value creation in your business.
Other use cases and the latest information are available on the mitsumonoAI blog.
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