# Lateral Escape

> de Bono lateral escape sequence — identify dominant idea, generate provocations (escape/reversal/exaggeration/distortion), follow consequences to extract new framings. Breaks paradigm lock-in.

- Skill: `yogsoth-ai/lateral-escape` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add yogsoth-ai/lateral-escape`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/yogsoth-ai/lateral-escape/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: yogsoth-ai (https://skillmd.com/u/yogsoth-ai)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/yogsoth-ai/lateral-escape

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# Lateral Escape

Break paradigm lock-in through systematic provocation.

## Operations

dominant-idea-identification → provocation-generation → consequence-following

## Available SOPs

**Subagent:** dominant-idea-identification, provocation-generation, consequence-following
**Import:** web-research

## Execution Guidance

First identify what everyone "knows" (the dominant idea), then systematically challenge it via PO provocations (4 types: escape, reversal, exaggeration, distortion), follow each provocation's consequences to see if viable new framings emerge.

The goal is not to prove the dominant idea wrong — it is to escape its gravitational pull and discover what becomes visible from outside it.

## Minimum Yield

```
<HARD-GATE>
- Dominant ideas identified: >= 2
- Provocations generated: >= 4 (one per type minimum)
- Consequence chains followed: >= 3
- Viable new framings extracted: >= 1
</HARD-GATE>
```

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## Available SOPs

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

| SOP | When to use |
| --- | --- |
| consequence-following | Follow a provocation's logical consequences step by step to extract viable insights and new research directions. |
| deep-insight-provocation-generation | Generate de Bono lateral thinking provocations to challenge dominant ideas using escape, reversal, exaggeration, and distortion. |
| deep-insight-web-research | Deep web research with full page fetching via Apify. Import of web-browsing/web-research skill. Must fetch full page — no conclusions from previews. |
| dominant-idea-identification | Identify dominant paradigms and assumptions constraining thinking in a research field. |

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