Golden Circle (Why / How / What)
Sinek's keynote arc: lead with belief, follow with method, finish with proof.
Metadata
ID
golden-circle
Catalog
narratives
Source
spec/catalogs/narratives/golden-circle.json
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| audienceFit | customers, employees, general-audience, press |
| durationRange | { "minMinutes": 10, "maxMinutes": 30 } |
| tags | keynote, brand, mission, sinek |
| beats | [ { "id": "why", "name": "Why", "description": "Open with the belief or purpose that animates the work. Why does this exist, and why should anyone care beyond commerce? State it plainly and emotionally — the why is meant to be felt before it is understood." }, { "id": "how", "name": "How", "description": "Translate the belief into the principles that guide how you operate. The values, decisions, and trade-offs that make your approach distinctive. The 'how' is what people who share your why recognize as familiar." }, { "id": "what", "name": "What", "description": "Show the products, services, or outputs that the why and how produce. Concrete examples, not abstractions. The what is the artifact of the belief — proof that the why is more than rhetoric." }, { "id": "proof", "name": "Proof", "description": "Demonstrate the impact in lives, customers, or outcomes. Stories beat statistics here; specific people and moments earn the audience's belief better than aggregate numbers. End with proof that what you do works because of why you do it." }, { "id": "invitation", "name": "Invitation", "description": "Close by inviting the audience to share the belief — to buy, build, join, or evangelize. The strongest invitations don't argue; they assume alignment and offer a way in.", "layoutHint": "title-left" } ] |
Source JSON
{
"$schema": "https://openpresentation.org/schema/opf-narrative/v1",
"id": "golden-circle",
"name": "Golden Circle (Why / How / What)",
"summary": "Simon Sinek's keynote arc: lead with belief, follow with method, finish with proof. Best for brand stories, mission-driven keynotes, and any deck where the audience needs to feel why before they can evaluate what.",
"audienceFit": [
"customers",
"employees",
"general-audience",
"press"
],
"durationRange": {
"minMinutes": 10,
"maxMinutes": 30
},
"tags": [
"keynote",
"brand",
"mission",
"sinek"
],
"beats": [
{
"id": "why",
"name": "Why",
"description": "Open with the belief or purpose that animates the work. Why does this exist, and why should anyone care beyond commerce? State it plainly and emotionally — the why is meant to be felt before it is understood."
},
{
"id": "how",
"name": "How",
"description": "Translate the belief into the principles that guide how you operate. The values, decisions, and trade-offs that make your approach distinctive. The 'how' is what people who share your why recognize as familiar."
},
{
"id": "what",
"name": "What",
"description": "Show the products, services, or outputs that the why and how produce. Concrete examples, not abstractions. The what is the artifact of the belief — proof that the why is more than rhetoric."
},
{
"id": "proof",
"name": "Proof",
"description": "Demonstrate the impact in lives, customers, or outcomes. Stories beat statistics here; specific people and moments earn the audience's belief better than aggregate numbers. End with proof that what you do works because of why you do it."
},
{
"id": "invitation",
"name": "Invitation",
"description": "Close by inviting the audience to share the belief — to buy, build, join, or evangelize. The strongest invitations don't argue; they assume alignment and offer a way in.",
"layoutHint": "title-left"
}
]
}