1---2name: creative-ideation3description: Creative Generation Engine — transforms research hypotheses into diverse solution spaces via 10 parallel creativity campaigns spanning structural, analogical, destructive, and combinatorial methods.4---56# Creative Ideation78## Campaign Routing910| Signal Keywords | Route To |11|----------------|----------|12| SCAMPER, TRIZ, component surgery, structural transformation, function trimming | → structural-deconstruction |13| Cross-domain, analogical transfer, bisociation, random stimulus, forced connection | → cross-domain-discovery |14| Assumption negation, reverse brainstorming, worst method, anti-benchmark | → assumption-destruction |15| Biomimicry, biological analogy, natural strategies, BioTRIZ, ecosystem patterns | → biomimicry |16| Analogy, metaphor, excursion method, personal analogy, symbolic compression | → synectics |17| Morphological analysis, Zwicky box, CCA, dimension combination, design space | → morphological-exploration |18| PO, lateral thinking, concept fan, random entry, challenge operation | → lateral-thinking |19| Concept blending, blending, emergence, multi-level combination, function redistribution | → combinatorial-creativity |20| Perspective switching, six hats, role play, constraint injection, temporal projection | → perspective-forcing |21| Enumeration, coverage analysis, method matrix, ablation, failure taxonomy | → systematic-enumeration |2223## Multi-Campaign Orchestration2425When the research problem warrants broad creative exploration, CC may invoke multiple campaigns in parallel. Four natural cluster families:2627| Cluster | Campaigns | When |28|---------|-----------|------|29| Analogy family (Analogy) | cross-domain-discovery + biomimicry + synectics | Problem benefits from external domain transfer |30| Combinatorial family (Combinatorial) | structural-deconstruction + morphological-exploration + combinatorial-creativity | Problem has decomposable structure |31| Disruptive family (Disruptive) | assumption-destruction + lateral-thinking + perspective-forcing | Problem is stuck in dominant paradigm |32| Coverage family (Coverage) | systematic-enumeration + morphological-exploration | Need exhaustive space mapping |3334**Comprehensive divergence**: Invoke 3-5 campaigns based on problem characteristics. Each campaign executes independently with its own context file. Results aggregated at ENTRY level.3536CC decides:37- Which campaigns to invoke (1 or many)38- Execution order (parallel or sequential)39- When to cross-pollinate between campaign outputs40- When to stop (saturation-detection signals)4142## Four-Level Hierarchy4344```45ENTRY.md (this file)46 └── Campaign (10) — self-contained creative activity domain47 └── Strategy (5 per campaign) — iterative framework with budget + state ledger48 └── Tactic (2-3 per campaign) — SOP combination principle49 └── SOP — single operation (subagent or import)50```5152## MCP Tools5354| Server | Tools |55|--------|-------|56| brave-search | brave_web_search, brave_news_search, brave_llm_context |57| apify | rag-web-browser |58| alphaxiv | discover_papers, get_paper_content, answer_pdf_queries |59| semantic-scholar | paper, paperBatch, references, citations, recommendations, relevanceSearch |6061## Dependencies6263| Dependency | What It Provides |64|-----------|-----------------|65| web-browsing | web-search + web-research SOPs |66| literature-engine | paper-overview + paper-search + paper-research SOPs |67| subagent-spawning | Subagent dispatch conventions (spawn-agent skill) |68| context-management | Checkpoint protocol (context-init, context-checkpoint) |6970## Context Management7172- **Campaign start**: `context-init` — load or create campaign context file73- **After each strategy**: `context-checkpoint` — append strategy output to campaign file74- **CC discretion**: Additional checkpoints when information density warrants it7576Context file naming: `context/creative-ideation-[campaign]-[topic].md`7778## Execution Boundary7980This engine STOPS at idea generation. Its output is a structured set of diverse ideas with:81- Description (what the idea is)82- Source method (which campaign/strategy/SOP produced it)83- Novelty assessment (BREAKTHROUGH / HIGH / MODERATE / INCREMENTAL)84- Feasibility initial judgment (not deep validation)8586It does NOT:87- Converge or select (→ convergence repo)88- Validate or debate (→ validation repo)89- Design experiments (→ experiment-design repo)90- Implement or prototype9192## Shared Components9394### Import SOPs (5, all campaigns)9596| SOP | Source | Quality Gate |97|-----|--------|-------------|98| web-search | web-browsing | Snippets only — no conclusions from snippets |99| web-research | web-browsing | Must fetch full page via apify |100| paper-overview | literature-engine | Abstract only — no methodology conclusions |101| paper-search | literature-engine | AI summary — sufficient for methodology understanding |102| paper-research | literature-engine | Full text — required for quoting results |103104### Shared Subagent SOPs (9)105106| SOP | Used By |107|-----|---------|108| saturation-detection | All 10 campaigns |109| novelty-scoring | All 10 campaigns |110| idea-synthesis | All 10 campaigns |111| domain-scanning | cross-domain, biomimicry, synectics, combinatorial |112| assumption-surfacing | assumption-destruction, lateral-thinking, perspective-forcing, structural-deconstruction |113| constraint-injection | perspective-forcing, lateral-thinking, structural-deconstruction, morphological-exploration |114| parameter-identification | structural-deconstruction, morphological-exploration, combinatorial-creativity, systematic-enumeration |115| po-provocation | assumption-destruction, lateral-thinking, perspective-forcing |116| random-word-stimulus | cross-domain-discovery, lateral-thinking, synectics |117118### Shared Tactics (4)119120| Tactic | Used By |121|--------|---------|122| analogy-extraction | cross-domain-discovery, synectics, biomimicry |123| combination-mapping | morphological-exploration, combinatorial-creativity, structural-deconstruction, systematic-enumeration |124| provocation-generation | lateral-thinking, assumption-destruction, perspective-forcing |125| evaluation-filtering | All 10 campaigns |126127<!-- BEGIN available-tables (generated) -->128129## Available SOPs130131Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.132133| SOP | When to use |134| --- | --- |135| creative-ideation-paper-overview | Abstract-level paper scanning for broad coverage. Import of literature-engine/literature-overview skill. Abstract-level only — no methodology conclusions from abstracts. |136| creative-ideation-paper-research | Deep paper analysis with full text reading. Import of literature-engine/literature-research skill. Full text access — required for quoting results, verifying claims, extracting detailed methodology. |137| creative-ideation-paper-search | Mid-depth paper analysis via AI-generated summaries. Import of literature-engine/literature-search skill. Reads AI summary — sufficient for methodology understanding but not for quoting specific results. |138| creative-ideation-web-research | Deep web page analysis with full content extraction. Import of web-browsing/web-research skill. Must fetch full page via apify — no shortcuts. |139| creative-ideation-web-search | Quick web scanning for landscape understanding. Import of web-browsing/web-search skill. Snippets only — no conclusions from snippets alone. |140141## Available Campaigns142143Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.144145| Campaign | When to use |146| --- | --- |147| assumption-destruction | Assumption Destruction Campaign — open new solution spaces by negating, reversing, and challenging fundamental assumptions. |148| biomimicry | Biomimicry Campaign — discover transferable solutions from biological systems via Design Spiral, BioTRIZ, functional analogy, ecosystem patterns, and evolution strategies. |149| combinatorial-creativity | Combinatorial Creativity Campaign — produce emergent concepts via concept blending, multi-level bisociation, and function combination (Fauconnier-Turner) |150| cross-domain-discovery | Cross-Domain Discovery Campaign — find transferable mechanisms from unrelated fields via bisociation, analogical transfer, random stimulus, and forced bridging |151| lateral-thinking | Lateral Thinking Campaign — escape logical thinking tracks via PO/movement, random entry, concept fan, challenge, and six hats (de Bono) |152| morphological-exploration | Morphological Exploration Campaign — systematic dimension-combination enumeration to discover unexplored solution spaces via Zwicky box, CCA, and GMA |153| perspective-forcing | Perspective Forcing Campaign — discover hidden solutions by systematically switching viewpoints via roles, six hats, temporal projection, and constraint injection |154| structural-deconstruction | Decompose systems into components and reassemble via SCAMPER, SIT, TRIZ, and recombination. Campaign orchestrating 5 strategies for systematic structural transformation. |155| synectics | Synectics Campaign — systematic use of analogy and metaphor for breakthrough associations via Gordon's 4 analogy types and excursion method. |156| systematic-enumeration | Systematic Enumeration Campaign — exhaustive coverage analysis to discover overlooked solution spaces via benchmark sweep, method-problem matrix, ablation, and failure taxonomy |157158<!-- END available-tables (generated) -->