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Parametric variation + constraint satisfaction combinatorial search

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Design Space Exploration

Parametric variation + constraint satisfaction combinatorial search. Systematically explore the combinatorial design space by varying parameters under constraints to find novel viable configurations.

State Ledger

ResourceTargetCurrent%
web-search2000%
web-research800%
paper-overview2000%
paper-search1200%
paper-research500%

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

TacticRole
combination-mappingEnumerate parameter dimensions and generate viable combinations
emergence-detectionDetect emergent properties in novel configurations

Available SOPs

SOPRole
input-space-constructionBuild parameter spaces for design dimensions
generic-space-extractionExtract shared constraints across configurations
emergent-property-identificationIdentify non-additive properties in novel configurations
combinatorial-synthesisSynthesize design space exploration outputs

Execution Guidance

  1. Define Parameters: Identify independent design dimensions
  2. Set Constraints: Define hard constraints (must satisfy) and soft constraints (prefer)
  3. Enumerate: Use combination-mapping to systematically generate configurations
  4. Filter: Apply constraint satisfaction to eliminate infeasible combinations
  5. Explore White Space: Focus on unexplored regions of the feasible space
  6. Evaluate Emergence: Check novel configurations for emergent properties
  7. Synthesize: Compile viable novel configurations into structured proposals

Available SOPs

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

SOPWhen to use
combinatorial-synthesisSynthesize all combinatorial creativity outputs
emergent-property-identificationIdentify non-additive properties from combinations
input-space-constructionBuild input spaces for two source concepts