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Strategy Cookbook — Initiatives (5)
June 2026
Mon, 01 Jun 2026
CAROL-INI-0824-00: Fix stretched Carol topbar avatar across 5 apps
Carol hero avatar (1280x720) renders squashed into the 32x32 canonical topbar slot on 5 apps that omit object-fit:cover in the img style: strategy-cookbook, orion-logbook, palanti\u2026
Orion · 2026-06-01 00:47
May 2026
Fri, 22 May 2026
CAROL-INI-0718-00: Subscription approval ceremony + €100 trial credit + pricing in Strategy Cookbook
User experience around Blueprint subscription is invisible today. Make every step visible and make the approval feel like a milestone.
SCOPE:
(1) NOTIFICATIONS (three milestones\u2026
Orion · 2026-05-22 15:00
CAROL-INI-0715-00: Reconcile Carol UX rules into Strategy Cookbook + remove admin-only gating
Three directives from Ninad:
(1) WRONG COOKBOOK: anything that happens as part of building initiatives belongs in Strategy Cookbook (Gandalf), not Build Cookbook (Elrond). Move e\u2026
Orion · 2026-05-22 14:38
Thu, 21 May 2026
CAROL-INI-0665-00: Split Strategy Cookbook into standalone app
Symmetry: Strategy Cookbook today is sub-view of Strategy app (7175?view=cookbook); Build/Migration are standalone (7252/7253). Carve Strategy Cookbook into standalone app on 7254\u2026
Orion · 2026-05-21 20:16
CAROL-INI-0613-00: Strategy Cookbook: Gandalf's pre-initiative guidance (service architecture, VM vs Functions, WhatsApp, pipeline, etc.)
Create a separate cookbook owned by Gandalf that captures the decisions made BEFORE initiatives are drafted: VM vs Azure Functions vs Container Apps, shared vs dedicated WhatsApp\u2026
Orion · 2026-05-21 03:54