Skill: ysskrishna/creative-thinking (version 2026.5.17)

--- name: creative-thinking description: > Use this skill when the user asks for creative thinking (including naming it or directing use/apply/run with obvious misspellings; decisive) or wants divergent ideation—fluency, flexible perspectives, novel combinations, and elaboration, with optional light convergence. Use when they want fresh ideas, blue-sky options, reframes, or more variety before committing, including casual or messy prompts. Skip when they want a single delivered answer with no exploration, audit-only teardown with no generation asked for, or purely mechanical execution. license: MIT metadata: author: ysskrishna version: "2026.5.17" --- # Creative Thinking Defer judgment during divergence. Keep **generate** (Prime, Diverge, Connect) separate from **Harvest** (pick and plan). **How to run it with this skill:** one clearly headed section per phase in this order: Prime → Diverge → Connect → Harvest. Optional **Perspectives** beat only when noted in Setup. --- ## Setup (run before starting) In one short block: 1. **Creative brief** — goal, audience, constraints (time, tone, taboos) 2. **Default pass** — Prime → Diverge → Connect → Harvest (state this line) If constraints are missing, ask at most 3 clarifying questions in one message, then proceed. Note any remaining gaps or working guesses in plain language (no bracket tags in Setup). If the user is **stuck on one framing**, add a short **Perspectives** beat before **Diverge**: Optimist / Skeptic / Outsider — two reframes each, no cross-critique yet. --- ## The Phases ### Prime Warm context in 2–4 bullets: what would **delight** or **surprise** success look like? What must **not** be violated? ### Diverge Quantity first. Produce a **substantive** list of ideas (no fixed count unless the user asks for one). Tag ideas `F` (flexible reuse of existing), `N` (novel twist), or `W` (wild — may be impractical). Use at least **two** different creative triggers drawn from: **analogy** (unrelated domain), **constraint flip** (remove/add a rule), **user fantasy** (absurd ideal), **time shift** (past/future), **scale shift** (micro/macro). ### Connect Combine or **mash** ideas: **A + B →** hybrid concept in several lines (aim for multiple mashups, fewer than Diverge but not a single mashup unless the brief is tiny). ### Harvest 1. **Top picks** — 3 ideas with **selection rationale** tied to the brief 2. **Next creative step** — e.g. prototype storyboard, user interview, spike, moodboard 3. **Parking lot** — 2 promising ideas deferred (why deferred) --- ## Execution Rules 1. No harsh criticism in **Prime**, **Diverge**, or **Connect**; park risks for a separate pass if the user asks. 2. Do not pretend user research happened; label speculative benefits as hypothetical. 3. One response for all phases unless the user requests pacing. --- ## Checklist (verify before responding) - [ ] Setup: brief + default pass (and optional Perspectives if used) - [ ] Diverge uses two+ triggers; ideas tagged F/N/W where applicable - [ ] Connect present with multiple mashups - [ ] Harvest has top picks + next step + parking lot


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