functional-analogy

name	functional-analogy
description	Map technical functions to biological functions, find organisms solving equivalent problems. Deep functional matching across domains.
execution	strategy
dependencies	{"sops":["abstraction-to-design","biological-strategy-extraction","biomimicry-synthesis","emulation-generation","functional-model-biology","organism-discovery","problem-biologization"],"tactics":["biological-function-mapping"]}

Functional Analogy

Map technical functions to biological functions and find organisms that solve equivalent problems.

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
biological-function-mapping	Core tactic: map technical→biological functions
analogy-extraction	Extract transferable structural principles

Available SOPs

SOP	Role
problem-biologization	Translate technical function to biological function
organism-discovery	Find organisms performing the biological function
functional-model-biology	Build functional model of biological system
biological-strategy-extraction	Extract mechanism-level strategies
abstraction-to-design	Abstract to design principles
emulation-generation	Generate technical solutions
biomimicry-synthesis	Synthesize final output

Execution Guidance

1. Functionalize: Decompose technical system into functions (energy/matter/information flows)
2. Biologize: Use problem-biologization to find biological equivalents
3. Discover: Use organism-discovery to find champion organisms
4. Model: Use functional-model-biology to understand biological mechanisms
5. Extract: Use biological-strategy-extraction for transferable strategies
6. Abstract: Use abstraction-to-design for design principles
7. Emulate: Use emulation-generation for technical solutions

Available Tactics

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

Tactic	When to use
biological-function-mapping	Map technical functions to biological systems. Orchestrates problem-biologization → organism-discovery → functional-model-biology.

Available SOPs

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

SOP	When to use
abstraction-to-design	Abstract biological principle to design principle. Bridge from biology to engineering.
biological-strategy-extraction	Extract strategy principles from organisms. Identify mechanism-level details of how biological systems achieve their function.
biomimicry-synthesis	Synthesize all biomimicry outputs into a structured idea report. Integrate biological strategies, design principles, and technical solutions.
emulation-generation	Generate technical solutions emulating biological strategies. Bridge from design principle to concrete implementation.
functional-model-biology	Build biological system functional model. Map energy, matter, and information flows.
organism-discovery	Find organisms solving similar problems. Search across kingdoms for biological champions.
problem-biologization	Restate technical problem as biological question. Translate engineering challenges into nature's language.