analogical-transfer

name	analogical-transfer
description	Systematic structure-mapping from source to target domain (Gentner). Identify relational correspondences and transfer higher-order constraints.
execution	strategy
used-by	cross-domain-discovery

Analogical Transfer

Systematic structure-mapping from source to target domain following Gentner's structure-mapping theory. Prioritize relational similarity over surface similarity.

State Ledger

Resource	Target	Current	%
web-search	25	0	0%
web-research	10	0	0%
paper-overview	30	0	0%
paper-search	20	0	0%
paper-research	8	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 — extract and validate structural analogies
domain-divergence	Find distant source domains with high structural similarity
bridge-validation	Validate mapping depth before transfer

Available SOPs

SOP	Role
domain-scanning	Find candidate source domains
abstraction-extraction	Extract abstract relational structure
structural-mapping	Map source→target correspondences
analogy-quality-assessment	Rate analogy depth (surface/structural/systemic)
transfer-adaptation	Adapt transferred principle to target constraints
cross-domain-synthesis	Synthesize transfer outputs

Execution Guidance

1. Functionalize target: Restate target problem in relational terms (not object terms)
2. Source search: Use domain-scanning to find domains with similar relational structure
3. Abstract source: Extract relational structure from source using abstraction-extraction
4. Map structure: Use structural-mapping to align source→target correspondences
5. Assess depth: Apply analogy-quality-assessment — only proceed with STRUCTURAL or SYSTEMIC matches
6. Transfer: Carry over higher-order relational constraints from source to target
7. Adapt: Use transfer-adaptation to fit transferred principles to target constraints
8. Validate: Confirm transferred solution respects target domain physics/logic