yogsoth-ai Forced Bridge Construction
Force connections between unrelated technologies. Unlike natural analogy discovery, this strategy deliberately constructs bridges where none exist, using the construction process itself as a creative mechanism.
State Ledger
| Resource | Target | Current | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| web-search | 25 | 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 |
|---|---|
| domain-divergence | Select maximally distant technology pairs for bridging |
| bridge-validation | Validate constructed bridges for structural depth |
Available SOPs
| SOP | Role |
|---|---|
| forced-connection | Core SOP — force connection between concept pairs |
| domain-scanning | Identify candidate technologies for bridging |
| abstraction-extraction | Abstract principles to find bridging level |
| structural-mapping | Map structural correspondences across the bridge |
| transfer-adaptation | Adapt bridged concept to target constraints |
| cross-domain-synthesis | Synthesize all bridge-derived solutions |
Execution Guidance
- Select endpoints: Choose two unrelated technologies/domains via domain-divergence
- Identify abstraction levels: For each endpoint, extract principles at multiple abstraction levels
- Construct bridge: Use forced-connection SOP to build a path between endpoints
- Test bridge load: Can the bridge carry a real solution concept? Use bridge-validation
- Iterate endpoints: Try ≥4 different endpoint pairs
- Extract solutions: From validated bridges, derive concrete solution ideas
- Synthesize: Combine bridge-derived ideas into coherent proposals
Available Tactics
Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.
| Tactic | When to use |
|---|---|
| bridge-validation | Validate analogy depth and transfer viability. Ensures only deep structural analogies (not surface-level similarities) proceed to transfer. |
| domain-divergence | Scan and select maximally diverse source domains. Ensures creative search covers genuinely unrelated fields with high transfer potential. |
Available SOPs
Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.
| SOP | When to use |
|---|---|
| abstraction-extraction | Extract abstract principles from concrete domain cases. Strips domain-specific details to reveal transferable mechanisms. |
| cross-domain-synthesis | Synthesize all cross-domain findings into a structured idea report. Integrates outputs from all strategies and SOPs. |
| forced-connection | Force connection between two unrelated concepts. Deliberately construct bridging paths where no natural connection exists. |
| transfer-adaptation | Adapt transferred principle to target problem constraints. Produces concrete adapted solutions from abstract principles. |