Constraint Breaking

Tactic: Constraint Breaking

Orchestration Pattern

1. Extract Core Conflict → spawn core-conflict-extraction

   • Input: the binding constraint expressed as a dilemma
   • Output: Evaporating Cloud (A-B-C-D-D') with assumptions on each arrow
   • If constraint is not a dilemma, reframe: "We need X" vs "We cannot have X because Y"

2. Challenge Assumptions → spawn assumption-challenging

   • Input: all assumptions from the EC (typically 8-15 assumptions across 4 arrows)
   • Output: validity assessment for each assumption
   • Focus on: assumptions rated "Weak" or "No evidence"

3. Generate Injections → synthesize (no SOP needed)

   • For each invalid assumption, propose a concrete action that makes it irrelevant
   • Injection must be: specific, actionable, within our control, and testable
   • Generate 2-3 candidate injections

4. Project Future Reality → spawn future-reality-projection

   • Input: best injection candidate(s)
   • Output: Future Reality Tree showing:
     • Does the injection resolve the original conflict?
     • Does it create new Undesirable Effects (negative branches)?
     • What conditions (prerequisites) must hold?

5. Validate or Iterate

   • If injection resolves conflict without new UDEs → DONE
   • If new UDEs appear → trim negative branches (add caveats/conditions)
   • If no injection works → escalate to parent strategy with "unresolvable" flag

Decision Criteria

• When to use: A binding constraint has been identified and needs resolution
• When to skip: Constraint is a simple resource gap (just acquire more) — no conflict to break
• Success criterion: At least one injection that resolves the conflict with ≤2 manageable side effects
• Failure criterion: After 3 injection attempts, none resolve cleanly → flag as hard constraint
• Escalation: If the constraint is a paradigm constraint (belief system), flag for human decision

Available SOPs

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