creative-ideation

name	creative-ideation
description	Creative Generation Engine — transforms research hypotheses into diverse solution spaces via 10 parallel creativity campaigns spanning structural, analogical, destructive, and combinatorial methods.
execution	entry
pre-conditions	["north-star-crystallization (research intent crystallized)","hypothesis-formation (at least 1 testable hypothesis or precise research question)"]
dependencies	{"campaigns":["assumption-destruction","biomimicry","combinatorial-creativity","cross-domain-discovery","lateral-thinking","morphological-exploration","perspective-forcing","structural-deconstruction","synectics","systematic-enumeration"],"sops":["creative-ideation-paper-overview","creative-ideation-paper-research","creative-ideation-paper-search","creative-ideation-web-research","creative-ideation-web-search"]}

Creative Ideation

Campaign Routing

Signal Keywords	Route To
SCAMPER, TRIZ, component surgery, structural transformation, function trimming	→ structural-deconstruction
Cross-domain, analogical transfer, bisociation, random stimulus, forced connection	→ cross-domain-discovery
Assumption negation, reverse brainstorming, worst method, anti-benchmark	→ assumption-destruction
Biomimicry, biological analogy, natural strategies, BioTRIZ, ecosystem patterns	→ biomimicry
Analogy, metaphor, excursion method, personal analogy, symbolic compression	→ synectics
Morphological analysis, Zwicky box, CCA, dimension combination, design space	→ morphological-exploration
PO, lateral thinking, concept fan, random entry, challenge operation	→ lateral-thinking
Concept blending, blending, emergence, multi-level combination, function redistribution	→ combinatorial-creativity
Perspective switching, six hats, role play, constraint injection, temporal projection	→ perspective-forcing
Enumeration, coverage analysis, method matrix, ablation, failure taxonomy	→ systematic-enumeration

Multi-Campaign Orchestration

When the research problem warrants broad creative exploration, CC may invoke multiple campaigns in parallel. Four natural cluster families:

Cluster	Campaigns	When
Analogy family (Analogy)	cross-domain-discovery + biomimicry + synectics	Problem benefits from external domain transfer
Combinatorial family (Combinatorial)	structural-deconstruction + morphological-exploration + combinatorial-creativity	Problem has decomposable structure
Disruptive family (Disruptive)	assumption-destruction + lateral-thinking + perspective-forcing	Problem is stuck in dominant paradigm
Coverage family (Coverage)	systematic-enumeration + morphological-exploration	Need exhaustive space mapping

Comprehensive divergence: Invoke 3-5 campaigns based on problem characteristics. Each campaign executes independently with its own context file. Results aggregated at ENTRY level.

CC decides:

• Which campaigns to invoke (1 or many)
• Execution order (parallel or sequential)
• When to cross-pollinate between campaign outputs
• When to stop (saturation-detection signals)

Four-Level Hierarchy

ENTRY.md (this file)
  └── Campaign (10) — self-contained creative activity domain
        └── Strategy (5 per campaign) — iterative framework with budget + state ledger
              └── Tactic (2-3 per campaign) — SOP combination principle
                    └── SOP — single operation (subagent or import)

MCP Tools

Server	Tools
brave-search	brave_web_search, brave_news_search, brave_llm_context
apify	rag-web-browser
alphaxiv	discover_papers, get_paper_content, answer_pdf_queries
semantic-scholar	paper, paperBatch, references, citations, recommendations, relevanceSearch

Dependencies

Dependency	What It Provides
web-browsing	web-search + web-research SOPs
literature-engine	paper-overview + paper-search + paper-research SOPs
subagent-spawning	Subagent dispatch conventions (spawn-agent skill)
context-management	Checkpoint protocol (context-init, context-checkpoint)

Context Management

• Campaign start: context-init — load or create campaign context file
• After each strategy: context-checkpoint — append strategy output to campaign file
• CC discretion: Additional checkpoints when information density warrants it

Context file naming: context/creative-ideation-[campaign]-[topic].md

Execution Boundary

This engine STOPS at idea generation. Its output is a structured set of diverse ideas with:

• Description (what the idea is)
• Source method (which campaign/strategy/SOP produced it)
• Novelty assessment (BREAKTHROUGH / HIGH / MODERATE / INCREMENTAL)
• Feasibility initial judgment (not deep validation)

It does NOT:

• Converge or select (→ convergence repo)
• Validate or debate (→ validation repo)
• Design experiments (→ experiment-design repo)
• Implement or prototype

Shared Components

Import SOPs (5, all campaigns)

SOP	Source	Quality Gate
web-search	web-browsing	Snippets only — no conclusions from snippets
web-research	web-browsing	Must fetch full page via apify
paper-overview	literature-engine	Abstract only — no methodology conclusions
paper-search	literature-engine	AI summary — sufficient for methodology understanding
paper-research	literature-engine	Full text — required for quoting results

Shared Subagent SOPs (9)

SOP	Used By
saturation-detection	All 10 campaigns
novelty-scoring	All 10 campaigns
idea-synthesis	All 10 campaigns
domain-scanning	cross-domain, biomimicry, synectics, combinatorial
assumption-surfacing	assumption-destruction, lateral-thinking, perspective-forcing, structural-deconstruction
constraint-injection	perspective-forcing, lateral-thinking, structural-deconstruction, morphological-exploration
parameter-identification	structural-deconstruction, morphological-exploration, combinatorial-creativity, systematic-enumeration
po-provocation	assumption-destruction, lateral-thinking, perspective-forcing
random-word-stimulus	cross-domain-discovery, lateral-thinking, synectics

Shared Tactics (4)

Tactic	Used By
analogy-extraction	cross-domain-discovery, synectics, biomimicry
combination-mapping	morphological-exploration, combinatorial-creativity, structural-deconstruction, systematic-enumeration
provocation-generation	lateral-thinking, assumption-destruction, perspective-forcing
evaluation-filtering	All 10 campaigns

Available SOPs

Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.

SOP	When to use
creative-ideation-paper-overview	Abstract-level paper scanning for broad coverage. Import of literature-engine/literature-overview skill. Abstract-level only — no methodology conclusions from abstracts.
creative-ideation-paper-research	Deep paper analysis with full text reading. Import of literature-engine/literature-research skill. Full text access — required for quoting results, verifying claims, extracting detailed methodology.
creative-ideation-paper-search	Mid-depth paper analysis via AI-generated summaries. Import of literature-engine/literature-search skill. Reads AI summary — sufficient for methodology understanding but not for quoting specific results.
creative-ideation-web-research	Deep web page analysis with full content extraction. Import of web-browsing/web-research skill. Must fetch full page via apify — no shortcuts.
creative-ideation-web-search	Quick web scanning for landscape understanding. Import of web-browsing/web-search skill. Snippets only — no conclusions from snippets alone.

Available Campaigns

Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.

Campaign	When to use
assumption-destruction	Assumption Destruction Campaign — open new solution spaces by negating, reversing, and challenging fundamental assumptions.
biomimicry	Biomimicry Campaign — discover transferable solutions from biological systems via Design Spiral, BioTRIZ, functional analogy, ecosystem patterns, and evolution strategies.
combinatorial-creativity	Combinatorial Creativity Campaign — produce emergent concepts via concept blending, multi-level bisociation, and function combination (Fauconnier-Turner)
cross-domain-discovery	Cross-Domain Discovery Campaign — find transferable mechanisms from unrelated fields via bisociation, analogical transfer, random stimulus, and forced bridging
lateral-thinking	Lateral Thinking Campaign — escape logical thinking tracks via PO/movement, random entry, concept fan, challenge, and six hats (de Bono)
morphological-exploration	Morphological Exploration Campaign — systematic dimension-combination enumeration to discover unexplored solution spaces via Zwicky box, CCA, and GMA
perspective-forcing	Perspective Forcing Campaign — discover hidden solutions by systematically switching viewpoints via roles, six hats, temporal projection, and constraint injection
structural-deconstruction	Decompose systems into components and reassemble via SCAMPER, SIT, TRIZ, and recombination. Campaign orchestrating 5 strategies for systematic structural transformation.
synectics	Synectics Campaign — systematic use of analogy and metaphor for breakthrough associations via Gordon's 4 analogy types and excursion method.
systematic-enumeration	Systematic Enumeration Campaign — exhaustive coverage analysis to discover overlooked solution spaces via benchmark sweep, method-problem matrix, ablation, and failure taxonomy