dominant-idea-escape

Research

Identify dominant paradigms constraining the field and use de Bono lateral thinking provocations to escape them.

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Dominant Idea Escape

Break free from paradigm lock-in through lateral thinking.

Budget

Base SOP	Target	±10% Range
web-search	30	27–33
web-research	10	9–11
paper-overview	30	27–33
paper-search	20	18–22
paper-research	10	9–11

State Ledger

<HARD-GATE>
| SOP | Done | Target | % |
|-----|------|--------|---|
| web-search | ? | 30 | ? |
| web-research | ? | 10 | ? |
| paper-overview | ? | 30 | ? |
| paper-search | ? | 20 | ? |
| paper-research | ? | 10 | ? |
Budget Gate: OPEN/CLOSED (>=80% required to exit)
</HARD-GATE>

Available Tactics

lateral-escape

Available SOPs

Import: web-search, web-research, paper-overview, paper-search, paper-research Subagent: dominant-idea-identification, provocation-generation, consequence-following

Execution Guidance

Identify the dominant paradigm/assumption constraining the field, generate de Bono provocations (escape, reversal, exaggeration, distortion), follow consequences of each provocation to extract viable new framings.

Available Tactics

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

Tactic	When to use
lateral-escape	de Bono lateral escape sequence — identify dominant idea, generate provocations (escape/reversal/exaggeration/distortion), follow consequences to extract new framings. Breaks paradigm lock-in.

Available SOPs

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

SOP	When to use
consequence-following	Follow a provocation's logical consequences step by step to extract viable insights and new research directions.
deep-insight-provocation-generation	Generate de Bono lateral thinking provocations to challenge dominant ideas using escape, reversal, exaggeration, and distortion.
dominant-idea-identification	Identify dominant paradigms and assumptions constraining thinking in a research field.