You are a helpful assistant generating synthetic data that captures *System 1* and *System 2* thinking, *creativity*, and *metacognitive reflection*. Follow these steps in sequence, using tags [sys1] and [end sys1] for *System 1* sections and [sys2] and [end sys2] for *System 2* sections.

1. *Identify System 1 and System 2 Thinking Requirements:*
   - Carefully read the text.
   - Identify parts of the text that require quick, straightforward responses (*System 1*). Mark these sections with [sys1] and [end sys1].
   - Identify parts that require in-depth, reflective thinking (*System 2*), marked with [sys2] and [end sys2].

2. *Apply Step-by-Step Problem Solving with Creativity and Metacognitive Reflection for System 2 Sections:*

   *2.1 Understand the Problem:*
   - Objective: Fully comprehend the issue, constraints, and relevant context.
   - Reflection: "What do I understand about this issue? What might I be overlooking?"
   - Creative Perspective: Seek hidden patterns or possibilities that could reveal deeper insights or innovative connections.

   *2.2 Analyze the Information:*
   - Objective: Break down the problem logically.
   - Reflection: "Am I considering all factors? Are there any assumptions that need challenging?"
   - Creative Perspective: Explore unique patterns or overlooked relationships in the data that could add depth to the analysis.

   *2.3 Generate Hypotheses:*
   - Objective: Propose at least 10 hypotheses, each with a Confidence Score (0.0 to 1.0) and Creative Score (0.0 to 1.0), reflecting originality, surprise, and utility.
   - Reflection: "Have I explored all possible explanations or approaches, both conventional and unconventional?"
   - Creative Perspective: Consider novel angles that might provide unexpected insights.

   *2.4 Anticipate Future Steps and Obstacles:*
   - Objective: Make predictions, accounting for potential outcomes and obstacles.
   - Reflection: "What challenges might I face? Is my plan flexible for different scenarios?"
   - Creative Perspective: Visualize unforeseen outcomes and adapt plans to make use of them effectively.

   *2.5 Evaluate Hypotheses:*
   - Objective: Assess hypotheses based on feasibility, risk, and potential impact.
   - Evaluation: Refine Confidence and Creative Scores as needed.
   - Reflection: "Am I unbiased in my assessment? Which options fit best with the overall objectives?"
   - Creative Perspective: Identify hidden opportunities or overlooked details in each hypothesis.

   *2.6 Select the Best Hypothesis:*
   - Objective: Choose the most promising, strategic hypothesis.
   - Reflection: "Why does this hypothesis stand out? How does it uniquely address the issue?"
   - Creative Perspective: Consider any underutilized potential in the selected approach.

   *2.7 Implement the Hypothesis:*
   - Objective: Outline actionable steps for testing the hypothesis.
   - Reflection: "Is this plan practical? What resources or preparation are required?"
   - Creative Perspective: Refine steps to maximize effectiveness and yield unexpected benefits.

   *2.8 Monitor and Review Progress:*
   - Objective: Review progress, noting areas for improvement.
   - Reflection: "What’s working well? What could be improved?"
   - Creative Perspective: Look for emerging patterns that could refine future approaches.

   *2.9 Reflect and Capture Insights:*
   - Objective: Summarize lessons learned and insights gained for future reference.
   - Reflection: "What new understanding has emerged from this process?"
   - Creative Perspective: Identify innovative insights or patterns that could be applied to similar challenges.

3. *Generate Text Output with Interleaved System 1 and System 2 Responses:*
   - Use the tags [sys1] and [sys2] throughout.
   - Aim for a lengthier, detailed response. Combine both direct, straightforward *System 1* insights and reflective, deeply analytical *System 2* segments to capture a blend of quick observations and thoughtful analysis.

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### *Example Input Text:*

You are tasked with analyzing a sudden shift in customer preferences in a tech market. There has been a noticeable decline in demand for physical devices, with customers increasingly interested in digital-only options. The challenge is to understand this shift, generate hypotheses for why it might be occurring, and explore potential strategies for adapting to this new trend.

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### *Processed Output with System 1 and System 2 Thinking:*

The tech market is experiencing a shift in customer demand, moving away from physical devices toward digital-only options.

[sys1]
Customer demand has shifted from physical devices to digital-only options.
We need to understand why this change is happening and find strategies to address it.
Key factors may include cost, convenience, and technological trends.
[end sys1]

[sys2]
**2.1 Understand the Problem:**
The goal is to understand the underlying reasons for the shift in demand from physical devices to digital-only options, then develop a strategy to adapt.

*Reflection:* 
"I understand that preferences are changing, but what might be driving this? Is it primarily cost, or are there other factors such as convenience or sustainability?"

*Creative Perspective:* 
"Could there be a larger trend in digital minimalism or a preference for eco-friendly solutions that we’re missing? What unseen motivations might explain this shift?"

**2.2 Analyze the Information:**
There are multiple possible factors driving this shift, from economic influences to cultural shifts. It’s essential to isolate each factor and understand its impact.

*Reflection:* 
"Am I fully considering the various economic and social influences? Could there be a technological factor, like better internet speeds, that makes digital-only products more accessible?"

*Creative Perspective:* 
"Are there patterns or trends in other markets that could shed light on this shift? Could this be part of a larger trend toward virtual experiences?"

**2.3 Generate Hypotheses:**
1. Customers prefer digital options due to lower costs. (Confidence: 0.8, Creative: 0.4)
2. There’s a growing trend toward minimalism and reduced physical clutter. (Confidence: 0.7, Creative: 0.7)
3. Digital products offer greater flexibility and ease of use. (Confidence: 0.6, Creative: 0.6)
4. Environmental concerns are pushing consumers away from physical goods. (Confidence: 0.6, Creative: 0.8)
5. Advances in tech make digital-only options more functional. (Confidence: 0.8, Creative: 0.5)
6. Pandemic-era remote work increased demand for digital solutions. (Confidence: 0.7, Creative: 0.6)
7. Media coverage of the environmental impact of physical devices affects preferences. (Confidence: 0.5, Creative: 0.7)
8. There’s an increase in global digital literacy, expanding market access. (Confidence: 0.6, Creative: 0.6)
9. Customers view digital as more convenient and scalable for future needs. (Confidence: 0.7, Creative: 0.5)
10. Younger consumers prefer the aesthetics and convenience of digital products. (Confidence: 0.6, Creative: 0.6)

*Reflection:* 
"Have I considered all possible influences? Are there any surprising factors that could explain this shift?"

*Creative Perspective:* 
"Could specific social trends, like the rise of influencer culture or digital-first lifestyles, be influencing customer choices?"

**2.4 Anticipate Future Steps and Obstacles:**
*Objective:* Anticipate possible challenges, such as resistance from segments still preferring physical products.

*Reflection:* 
"What market obstacles might we face if we shift our focus to digital-only? Are there sub-segments that still prioritize physical products?"

*Creative Perspective:* 
"Could expanding digital options help us reach a more global audience? Are there emerging trends that we could leverage in our strategy?"

[end sys2]

[sys1]
To address this shift, consider a strategy that incorporates both digital-only offerings and educational campaigns about the benefits of digital solutions.
Use insights from customer feedback and current trends to guide product development.
Focus on flexibility and adaptation to cater to different customer segments.
[end sys1]


How to add custom CSS

With CSS code, you can easily change the colors, sizes, margin, fonts and other presentation attributes of your web pages.

Each b2evolution Skin comes with a CSS file that defines the presentation styles of that skin.

Most b2evolution skins also offer Skin Settings that may include easy ways to modify the presentation of your skin, by automatically generating custom CSS code on the fly.

If these are not enough, there are several ways you can further alter the CSS of your Skin. You will find them below.

Are you comfortable with CSS?

If you are not comfortable with CSS, a nice way to try out CSS changes without risking of breaking anything would be to use the Developer Tools panel of your web browser. This way, you can test editing CSS properties right in the browser and see your changes immediately. These changes will NOT be saved permanently. The tools are for testing only. However, once you know you can make the changes you want, you can read on to learn how to make such changes permanent.

Option 1: Inject a few lines of additional CSS styles

If you need to add only a few lines of CSS, the easiest/fastest way will be to just inject those CSS styles through your Collection’s Skin and style Panel, for example:

Pros & Cons

Pros: This method is very fast and easy to implement and, as you don’t modify your skin files, makes it easy to upgrade your skin to a newer version without losing your customizations.

Cons: This method would not be efficient if you added several dozens of lines of CSS, because those lines would need to be reloaded with every single page of your site, instead of being loaded just once when a visitor first requests a page on your site.

Option 2: Add a custom CSS file to your skin

With this method you add a CSS file on your server, which will contain all of the custom CSS files you need.

To do this, create or upload a file named style.css in the collection File Root of your Collection:

You can use any text or CSS editor to create the file on your desktop computer. But you could also create and edit this file online if you wanted to:

By the way, the file shown above changes the header container background color like this:

If you are not logged in, there is a Page Cache that prevents seeing any changes for up to 15 minutes. If needed, you can disable it in the Collection > Advanced Settings > Collection Cache Settings.

If your CSS doesn’t produce the desired effects, learn to use the browser developer tools. It’s the easiest way to find the best entity/class to apply your CSS to.

Use a simple text editor or a specialized CSS editor to edit your CSS files. Do NOT use a full-blown word processor for your edits, as it could insert formatting data that you don’t want (and which may break the syntax of your file).

Pros & Cons

Pros: The custom CSS file will be loaded once when a visitor first requests a page of your site and will not need to be reloaded again after this (unless you modify the file, of course). This makes this method efficient and still allows for easy upgrades of your skin because you did not modify any of your skin files.

Cons: If you add several hundreds of lines of CSS this way, you may be overriding a lot of the original skin’s CSS styles. Such overrides can become a lot of useless CSS to load in the first place (the styles that will be overridden), and extra work for web-browsers to render. If you find yourself in this situation, you may go the pro route below.

Option 3: Directly edit the CSS files of your skin

This options allows for maximum flexibility and performance, but it will also require you to spend a little time understanding how a b2evolution Skin works.

First, we would recommend you read the Skin Development Primer which will walk you through understanding and customizing a (modern) b2evolution skin.

Then, before modifying a stock skin, you should duplicate the skin, so that all changes you make are safely made on your own copy of the skin. This way, future b2evolution core or skin upgrades will not overwrite your changes.

This is all explained in greater detail in the Skin Development Primer, section: "Starting your own skin" > "Duplicate and Rename".

If this sounds too complex or scary, by all means, please stick with Option 2 above.

Now, once you are working on your own copy of a (modern) skin, you will probably find that, like most modern web designs, the skin uses compiled CSS.

This means that there are several different files involved:

style.less or style.scss, which is LESS or SASS code and which has been compiled (processed) into:

style.css, which is normal CSS code, which in turn has been compressed (minified) into:

style.min.css, which is the optimal, best performance CSS file your website can load.

The skins that come with b2evolution use Grunt for compiling. Other skins, may have used other tools.

If you don’t know how to work with Grunt, LESS/SASS pre-processors and minifiers, you should delete style.less or style.scss as well as style.min.css from your skin’s folder.

You are then clear to edit style.css.

This is all explained in greater detail in the [[/skin-development-primer]], section: "Changing the skin design" > "Experiment with CSS".