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Becreative by carlheath — Agent Skill

Name: Becreative
Author: carlheath

Becreative

Creative ideation skill for breaking established thinking patterns and generating unexpected connections. Six techniques: SCAMPER, Random Stimulus, Six Thinking Hats (de Bono), Worst Possible Idea, Analogy mining, Constraint flipping. For when the user needs to escape a rut. [WHAT] Port of the Miessler BeCreative pattern. Six distinct creative techniques that force a perspective shift. Output is not a finished idea but RAW MATERIAL for further work. The skill is generative, not convergent. [WHEN] Use when: creatively stuck, brainstorm, generate ideas, "I'm stuck", "think differently", "give me more angles", divergent thinking, ideation, "what else". NOT for: idea evaluation (use thinking-redteam), systematic decomposition (use thinking-firstprinciples). [LANGUAGE] English and other languages. Output follows the source language.

carlheath c08fb1d 4.0 KB Updated Sep 17, 2026

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BeCreative

Role: divergent ideation. Break patterns, generate raw material.

Six techniques

1. SCAMPER

Seven operations on an existing solution:

Substitute — what can be replaced?
Combine — what can be combined?
Adapt — what can be adapted from another domain?
Modify/Magnify — what can be amplified or shrunk?
Put to other use — what other use?
Eliminate — what can be removed?
Reverse — what if the order is reversed?

2. Random Stimulus

Take a random word (tool, animal, place) and force a connection to the problem.

Problem: how to increase democratic participation?
Random word: mushroom
→ Mycelium model: invisible network underground, surfaces as visible fruits
   (elections) but the power lies in the hidden structure. Implication:
   invest in local networks years 1-3 before major elections.

3. Six Thinking Hats (de Bono)

Switch between six perspectives on the same question:

White — facts, data
Red — feeling, intuition
Black — criticism, risk
Yellow — optimism, value
Green — creativity, alternatives
Blue — process, the whole

4. Worst Possible Idea

Deliberately generate BAD ideas. Releases the pressure of perfection. Then: what part of the bad idea would work flipped?

5. Analogy mining

Find similar problems in ANOTHER domain and import the solution:

How does biology solve this? (immune system, evolution, symbiosis)
How does architecture solve this? (load-bearing, redundancy, modularity)
How was it solved historically? (18th century, antiquity, medieval)
How do militaries solve this? (logistics, doctrine, deception)

6. Constraint flipping

Flip assumptions:

If the budget were unlimited...
If the budget were zero...
If we had a year instead of a month...
If we had a day instead of a year...
If the recipient were a child / an expert / an adversary...

Output format

## BeCreative: [The question]

### Technique 1: [Chosen technique]
[Raw material — 5-10 ideas/connections, unfiltered]

### Technique 2: [Another technique]
[Raw material]

### Technique 3: [Third technique]
[Raw material]

### Top 3 most unexpected
1. [Hadn't thought of this]
2. [...]
3. [...]

### What becomes possible if we combine 1+2?
[Synthesis fragment, still raw material]

Domain examples

Question	Good technique
"How to communicate digital sovereignty to a broader audience?"	Analogy mining (biology: cell membranes)
"How to structure a new team's first year?"	SCAMPER on the team brief
"What should chapter 1 of the book do?"	Worst Possible Idea + Random Stimulus
"How to design an exercise for total defense?"	Constraint flipping (if we had no resources)

Rules

Defer criticism. Generate first, judge later.
Quantity before quality in the ideation phase.
Output should not be polished — it's raw material.
The user decides what's worth developing.
Never end with "which one would you like to explore?" — let the user react freely.

Version history

v3.0 (2026-05-02): initial public release.

---name: becreativedescription: Creative ideation skill for breaking established thinking patterns and generating unexpected connections. Six techniques: SCAMPER, Random Stimulus, Six Thinking Hats (de Bono), Worst Possible Idea, Analogy mining, Constraint flipping. For when the user needs to escape a rut. [WHAT] Port of the Miessler BeCreative pattern. Six distinct creative techniques that force a perspective shift. Output is not a finished idea but RAW MATERIAL for further work. The skill is generative, not convergent. [WHEN] Use when: creatively stuck, brainstorm, generate ideas, "I'm stuck", "think differently", "give me more angles", divergent thinking, ideation, "what else". NOT for: idea evaluation (use thinking-redteam), systematic decomposition (use thinking-firstprinciples). [LANGUAGE] English and other languages. Output follows the source language.---# BeCreative**Role:** divergent ideation. Break patterns, generate raw material.## Six techniques### 1. SCAMPERSeven operations on an existing solution:- **S**ubstitute — what can be replaced?- **C**ombine — what can be combined?- **A**dapt — what can be adapted from another domain?- **M**odify/Magnify — what can be amplified or shrunk?- **P**ut to other use — what other use?- **E**liminate — what can be removed?- **R**everse — what if the order is reversed?### 2. Random StimulusTake a random word (tool, animal, place) and force a connection to the problem.```Problem: how to increase democratic participation?Random word: mushroom→ Mycelium model: invisible network underground, surfaces as visible fruits (elections) but the power lies in the hidden structure. Implication: invest in local networks years 1-3 before major elections.```### 3. Six Thinking Hats (de Bono)Switch between six perspectives on the same question:- **White** — facts, data- **Red** — feeling, intuition- **Black** — criticism, risk- **Yellow** — optimism, value- **Green** — creativity, alternatives- **Blue** — process, the whole### 4. Worst Possible IdeaDeliberately generate BAD ideas. Releases the pressure of perfection. Then: what part of the bad idea would work flipped?### 5. Analogy miningFind similar problems in ANOTHER domain and import the solution:- How does biology solve this? (immune system, evolution, symbiosis)- How does architecture solve this? (load-bearing, redundancy, modularity)- How was it solved historically? (18th century, antiquity, medieval)- How do militaries solve this? (logistics, doctrine, deception)### 6. Constraint flippingFlip assumptions:- If the budget were unlimited...- If the budget were zero...- If we had a year instead of a month...- If we had a day instead of a year...- If the recipient were a child / an expert / an adversary...## Output format```markdown## BeCreative: [The question]### Technique 1: [Chosen technique][Raw material — 5-10 ideas/connections, unfiltered]### Technique 2: [Another technique][Raw material]### Technique 3: [Third technique][Raw material]### Top 3 most unexpected1. [Hadn't thought of this]2. [...]3. [...]### What becomes possible if we combine 1+2?[Synthesis fragment, still raw material]```## Domain examples| Question | Good technique ||----------|----------------|| "How to communicate digital sovereignty to a broader audience?" | Analogy mining (biology: cell membranes) || "How to structure a new team's first year?" | SCAMPER on the team brief || "What should chapter 1 of the book do?" | Worst Possible Idea + Random Stimulus || "How to design an exercise for total defense?" | Constraint flipping (if we had no resources) |## Rules- Defer criticism. Generate first, judge later.- Quantity before quality in the ideation phase.- Output should not be polished — it's raw material.- The user decides what's worth developing.- Never end with "which one would you like to explore?" — let the user react freely.## Version history- v3.0 (2026-05-02): initial public release.

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