yogsoth-ai Challenge Operation
Apply de Bono's Challenge technique: non-threatening questioning of why things are done the way they are. Not criticism — genuine curiosity about whether current approaches are the only way.
State Ledger
| Resource | Target | Current | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| web-search | 20 | 0 | 0% |
| web-research | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| paper-overview | 20 | 0 | 0% |
| paper-search | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| paper-research | 5 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|
| concept-hierarchy | Organize challenged practices into concept levels |
Available SOPs
| SOP | Role |
|---|---|
| challenge-questioning | Apply non-threatening 'Why?' to current practices |
| escape-technique | Escape from dominant patterns revealed by challenge |
| alternatives-generation | Generate alternatives to challenged practices |
| lateral-synthesis | Synthesize challenge operation outputs |
Execution Guidance
- List practices: Identify current practices, methods, and assumptions
- Challenge each: Apply challenge-questioning SOP — "Why is it done this way?"
- Distinguish: Separate necessary constraints from historical accidents
- Escape: For historical accidents, use escape-technique to find alternatives
- Generate alternatives: Produce concrete alternatives to challenged practices
- Synthesize: Produce structured output via lateral-synthesis
Available Tactics
Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.
| Tactic | When to use |
|---|---|
| concept-hierarchy | Build concept levels from purpose through concepts to ideas, with escape and fractionation at each level. |
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. |
| challenge-questioning | Non-threatening 'Why?' questioning of current practices to reveal historical accidents vs. genuine constraints. |
| escape-technique | Identify dominant thinking pattern and escape it via deliberate pattern-breaking. |
| lateral-synthesis | Synthesize all lateral thinking intermediate outputs into a structured idea report. |