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Creative Generation Engine — transforms research hypotheses into diverse solution spaces via 10 parallel creativity campaigns spanning structural, analogical, destructive, and combinatorial methods.

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Creative Ideation

Campaign Routing

Signal KeywordsRoute 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:

ClusterCampaignsWhen
Analogy family (Analogy)cross-domain-discovery + biomimicry + synecticsProblem benefits from external domain transfer
Combinatorial family (Combinatorial)structural-deconstruction + morphological-exploration + combinatorial-creativityProblem has decomposable structure
Disruptive family (Disruptive)assumption-destruction + lateral-thinking + perspective-forcingProblem is stuck in dominant paradigm
Coverage family (Coverage)systematic-enumeration + morphological-explorationNeed 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

ServerTools
brave-searchbrave_web_search, brave_news_search, brave_llm_context
apifyrag-web-browser
alphaxivdiscover_papers, get_paper_content, answer_pdf_queries
semantic-scholarpaper, paperBatch, references, citations, recommendations, relevanceSearch

Dependencies

DependencyWhat It Provides
web-browsingweb-search + web-research SOPs
literature-enginepaper-overview + paper-search + paper-research SOPs
subagent-spawningSubagent dispatch conventions (spawn-agent skill)
context-managementCheckpoint 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)

SOPSourceQuality Gate
web-searchweb-browsingSnippets only — no conclusions from snippets
web-researchweb-browsingMust fetch full page via apify
paper-overviewliterature-engineAbstract only — no methodology conclusions
paper-searchliterature-engineAI summary — sufficient for methodology understanding
paper-researchliterature-engineFull text — required for quoting results

Shared Subagent SOPs (9)

SOPUsed By
saturation-detectionAll 10 campaigns
novelty-scoringAll 10 campaigns
idea-synthesisAll 10 campaigns
domain-scanningcross-domain, biomimicry, synectics, combinatorial
assumption-surfacingassumption-destruction, lateral-thinking, perspective-forcing, structural-deconstruction
constraint-injectionperspective-forcing, lateral-thinking, structural-deconstruction, morphological-exploration
parameter-identificationstructural-deconstruction, morphological-exploration, combinatorial-creativity, systematic-enumeration
po-provocationassumption-destruction, lateral-thinking, perspective-forcing
random-word-stimuluscross-domain-discovery, lateral-thinking, synectics

Shared Tactics (4)

TacticUsed By
analogy-extractioncross-domain-discovery, synectics, biomimicry
combination-mappingmorphological-exploration, combinatorial-creativity, structural-deconstruction, systematic-enumeration
provocation-generationlateral-thinking, assumption-destruction, perspective-forcing
evaluation-filteringAll 10 campaigns

Available SOPs

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

SOPWhen to use
creative-ideation-paper-overviewAbstract-level paper scanning for broad coverage. Import of literature-engine/literature-overview skill. Abstract-level only — no methodology conclusions from abstracts.
creative-ideation-paper-researchDeep 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-searchMid-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-researchDeep 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-searchQuick 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.

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