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Generate PO (Provocative Operation) statements per de Bono's lateral thinking. Creates deliberately illogical provocations to escape dominant thinking patterns.

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PO Provocation

Generate PO (Provocative Operation) statements.

Execution

Subagent — spawned via subagent-spawning/spawn-agent skill.

Why Subagent

PO provocation requires deliberately illogical thinking — suspending judgment and generating statements that are intentionally wrong or impossible. Benefits from a dedicated context that won't self-censor.

Available SOPs

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

SOPWhen to use
spawn-agentSpawn a customized CC subagent with full MCP tool access. Used by SOPs that declare execution: subagent.