yogsoth-ai Excursion Method
Full 8-stage Gordon-Prince excursion process — deliberate departure from the problem into unrelated domains, then force-fit discoveries back to generate breakthrough solutions.
State Ledger
| Resource | Target | Current | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| web-search | 30 | 0 | 0% |
| web-research | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| paper-overview | 25 | 0 | 0% |
| paper-search | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| paper-research | 8 | 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 |
|---|---|
| excursion-orchestration | Orchestrate departure → force-fit → springboard |
| compressed-conflict | Generate compressed conflicts during excursion |
| analogy-extraction | Extract analogies from excursion domain |
Available SOPs
| SOP | Role |
|---|---|
| excursion-departure | Leave problem, explore unrelated domain |
| direct-analogy-generation | Find analogies in excursion domain |
| personal-identification | Embody elements in excursion domain |
| symbolic-compression | Compress excursion findings into oxymorons |
| force-fit | Force-fit discoveries back to problem |
| springboard-launch | Convert force-fitted ideas into solutions |
| synectics-synthesis | Synthesize full excursion report |
Execution Guidance
- Problem statement: Briefly state the problem (PAG — Problem As Given)
- Purge: Get obvious solutions out of the way
- PAU: Restate Problem As Understood — the essential challenge
- Excursion trigger: Choose an unrelated domain (nature, art, sport, etc.)
- Explore: Deep-dive into the excursion domain, noting interesting mechanisms
- Force-fit: Deliberately connect excursion discoveries to the problem
- Springboard: "I wish..." or "How to..." statements from force-fit
- Develop: Build springboards into concrete solution concepts
Available Tactics
Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.
| Tactic | When to use |
|---|---|
| compressed-conflict | Generate compressed conflicts (oxymorons) from problem contradictions and extract concrete idea directions from the symbolic tension. |
| excursion-orchestration | Orchestrate the excursion sequence — departure into unrelated domain, force-fit discoveries back to problem, launch springboard ideas. |
Available SOPs
Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.
| SOP | When to use |
|---|---|
| direct-analogy-generation | Find direct analogies from nature/tech/society that share structural properties with the problem. Produces analogy list with structural mappings. |
| excursion-departure | Leave the problem entirely and explore an unrelated domain. Produces excursion domain discoveries for later force-fitting. |
| force-fit | Force-fit excursion discoveries back to the original problem. Deliberately create connections between unrelated findings and the challenge. |
| personal-identification | First-person empathic identification with a system or component. Produces experience description and design insights from embodiment. |
| springboard-launch | Convert analogy insights into concrete feasible solutions. Transform abstract connections into actionable mechanisms. |
| symbolic-compression | Compress problem contradiction into 2-3 word oxymoron. Produces oxymorons with interpretation directions for each. |
| synectics-synthesis | Synthesize all synectics outputs into a structured idea report. Combines results from all analogy types and excursion processes. |