dialectical-synthesis

Research

Hegelian thesis-antithesis-synthesis cycle — propose position, generate opposition, structured debate, synthesize transcending insight. Combines evaporating-cloud and polarity-mapping SOPs.

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Dialectical Synthesis

Thesis-antithesis-synthesis cycle for tension resolution.

Operations

evaporating-cloud — expose hidden assumptions behind opposing needs
polarity-mapping — map unresolvable tensions as polarities to manage

Available SOPs

Subagent: evaporating-cloud, polarity-mapping Import: paper-search, web-research

Execution Guidance

Model conflict as evaporating cloud (expose hidden assumptions behind opposing needs). If tension is a genuine polarity (not resolvable), map it with polarity management framework. Distinguish solvable conflicts from inherent polarities.

Minimum Yield

<HARD-GATE>
- evaporating clouds: >= 1
- assumptions exposed: >= 3
- polarity maps (if applicable): >= 1
</HARD-GATE>

Available SOPs

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

SOP	When to use
deep-insight-paper-search	AI-powered paper summary and search. Import of literature-engine/literature-search skill. AI summary level — cite as "AI-extracted" not "paper states".
deep-insight-web-research	Deep web research with full page fetching via Apify. Import of web-browsing/web-research skill. Must fetch full page — no conclusions from previews.
evaporating-cloud	Model conflicts as Goldratt's Evaporating Cloud — expose hidden assumptions behind opposing needs to dissolve the conflict.
polarity-mapping	Map unresolvable tensions as Johnson polarities — 4 quadrants (positive/negative of each pole), early warnings, action steps for managing rather than solving.