| name | design-by-analogy |
| description | Complete DBA process: problem reframe → source search → map → transfer → adapt. Full Design-by-Analogy methodology for systematic analogical design. |
| execution | strategy |
| used-by | cross-domain-discovery |
Design by Analogy
Complete Design-by-Analogy (DBA) process following the full methodology: problem reframe → source search → structural mapping → principle transfer → target adaptation.
State Ledger
| Resource | Target | Current | % |
|---|
| web-search | 30 | 0 | 0% |
| web-research | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| paper-overview | 30 | 0 | 0% |
| paper-search | 20 | 0 | 0% |
| paper-research | 10 | 0 | 0% |
HARD-GATE
Cannot exit strategy until ≥80% of each budget line is consumed OR yield targets are met with justification for remaining budget.
Available Tactics
| Tactic | Role |
|---|
| analogy-extraction | Core tactic — full analogy extraction pipeline |
| domain-divergence | Maximize source domain diversity |
| bridge-validation | Validate analogy quality before transfer |
Available SOPs
| SOP | Role |
|---|
| domain-scanning | Search for analogous source domains |
| abstraction-extraction | Extract abstract design principles from source |
| structural-mapping | Map source→target structural correspondences |
| analogy-quality-assessment | Assess analogy depth and transfer viability |
| transfer-adaptation | Adapt transferred principle to target constraints |
| cross-domain-synthesis | Synthesize DBA outputs into design proposals |
Execution Guidance
- Problem reframe: Restate the design problem in function-behavior-structure terms
- Source search: Use domain-scanning across ≥5 distant domains (biology, architecture, materials, social systems, etc.)
- Abstract sources: Extract design principles from each source using abstraction-extraction
- Map structure: Apply structural-mapping to align source→target
- Assess quality: Use analogy-quality-assessment — require STRUCTURAL or SYSTEMIC depth
- Transfer: Carry principles from source to target domain
- Adapt: Use transfer-adaptation to fit principles to target constraints and physics
- Validate: Confirm adapted solution is feasible in target domain
- Synthesize: Produce structured DBA design report via cross-domain-synthesis
