dt-skills

Turn an idea YOU have already chosen into something tangible enough to test with other people. Use in the prototyping phase to produce a storyboard, a worked example, landing-page copy, or a low-fidelity wireflow. This renders a decision you have made - it is execution, not ideation. Triggers on "prototype", "make it tangible", "storyboard", "mock this up", "what would this look like", "wireframe".

Spark cross-domain ideas by handing you distant analogies to think from - you do the mapping and the ideas yourself. Use during ideation to escape obvious in-domain answers, when ideas feel generic, or to find cross-industry inspiration. This is the core "Praxistransfer" move. Triggers on "ideas", "we're stuck", "transfer", "analogy", "think differently", "cross-industry".

Widen a set of ideas that has collapsed toward the same safe answer - by showing you the rut and the exits so you climb out yourself. Use when a brainstorm feels repetitive, when every option is a variation on one theme, or to open up the space. Triggers on "these are too similar", "more options", "diverge", "wilder", "what else", "we're in a rut", "SCAMPER", "worst idea".

Turn REAL user evidence into insight - prepare research, synthesise notes you bring, and capture what testers actually said. It never invents users, quotes, personas, or needs. Use to draft an interview or observation guide, to turn raw interview/field notes into an empathy map or journey map, or to synthesise real user-test sessions into learnings and a next iteration. Triggers on "empathy map", "interview guide", "user research", "journey map", "synthesise interviews", "what did we learn", "test session", "user testing".

Plan and run a design-thinking workshop or sprint - a tailored agenda, the exercises for each phase, and a facilitator's run-of-show. It designs the session; the people in the room do the thinking. Use to prepare a creative session, a half-day workshop, or a one-day design sprint. Triggers on "workshop", "facilitate", "design sprint", "run a session", "agenda", "plan a creative session", "crazy 8s", "ideation session".

Sharpen a vague or broad problem into a well-framed challenge by drawing the framing out of you, not handing it to you. Use at the start of a design-thinking cycle, when reframing a problem, or whenever a problem statement feels too broad, solution-shaped, or stuck at the symptom level. Triggers on "frame this", "is this the right problem", "reframe", "help me define the problem", "5 whys", "point of view", "POV", "how might we", "HMW".

Pressure-test an idea or solution you have already chosen, before you commit to it. Use in the review or testing phase, before presenting an idea, or whenever a solution feels too comfortable. This is the one place AI should bring its own judgement hard - it is reviewing your work, not generating it. Triggers on "stress-test", "poke holes", "review this", "what's wrong with this", "grill my idea", "challenge this idea", "is this idea any good".