six-hats-ideation

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Green Hat focused creative thinking within Six Hats framework

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Six Hats Ideation

Apply de Bono's Six Thinking Hats with emphasis on Green Hat (creative thinking). Structured parallel thinking that separates creative generation from judgment.

State Ledger

Resource	Target	%
web-search	15	0%
web-research	5	0%
paper-overview	15	0%
paper-search	10	0%
paper-research	3	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
movement-extraction	Extract directions from Green Hat output

Available SOPs

SOP	Role
green-hat-session	Pure creative output with judgment suspended
movement-operation	Extract directions from creative output
alternatives-generation	Generate alternatives from hat perspectives
lateral-synthesis	Synthesize six hats outputs

Execution Guidance

White Hat: Gather facts and information about the problem
Green Hat: Run green-hat-session SOP — pure creative generation, no judgment
Yellow Hat: Find value in Green Hat ideas (positive assessment)
Black Hat: Identify risks and difficulties (deferred, not during generation)
Red Hat: Gut feelings about which ideas resonate
Blue Hat: Organize and select — process control
Synthesize: Produce structured output via lateral-synthesis

Available Tactics

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

Tactic	When to use
movement-extraction	Extract constructive directions from provocations via 4 movement types (moment-to-moment, principle, focus difference, positive aspects).

Available SOPs

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

SOP	When to use
alternatives-generation	Generate alternatives for every known approach — ensure no approach goes unchallenged.
green-hat-session	Structured creative thinking in Six Hats Green Hat mode — pure creative output with judgment suspended.
lateral-synthesis	Synthesize all lateral thinking intermediate outputs into a structured idea report.
movement-operation	Extract constructive directions from PO provocations using 4 movement types (moment-to-moment, principle, focus difference, positive aspects).