hmw-formulation

$npx mdskill add yogsoth-ai/de-anthropocentric-research-engine/hmw-formulation

Generates actionable How Might We questions at varying scope levels

  • Transforms insights or tensions into open-ended research questions
  • Requires no external tools or APIs for question generation
  • Analyzes input context to determine appropriate scope and framing
  • Returns structured HMW questions directly to the calling agent

SKILL.md

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---
name: hmw-formulation
description: Generate "How Might We" questions at different scope levels (narrow, medium, broad). Ensures each is actionable without being prescriptive.
execution: subagent
prompt: ./prompt.md
input: insight_or_tension (string), context (string)
used-by: question-reformulation
---

# HMW Formulation

Generate generative How Might We research questions.

## Execution

Subagent — spawned via subagent-spawning/spawn-agent.

## Budget

One unit = one HMW formulation pass.

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