problem-reformulation

$npx mdskill add yogsoth-ai/de-anthropocentric-research-engine/problem-reformulation

Reframe problems from multiple angles to uncover deeper insights and alternatives

  • Escapes dominant assumptions and reframes wicked or complex problems
  • Uses web search, paper research, and subagent SOPs for analysis
  • Routes strategies based on signals like paradigms, stakeholders, or complexity
  • Synthesizes reformulations into actionable insights for the user

SKILL.md

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---
name: problem-reformulation
description: Problem Reformulation Campaign — question the problem itself. Escape dominant ideas, reframe from multiple perspectives, apply dialectical inquiry, assess wickedness, discover appreciative alternatives. 5 strategies, 3 tactics, 10 subagent SOPs.
execution: campaign
used-by: deep-insight
---

# Problem Reformulation

Question the problem itself — are we solving the right problem?

## Strategy Routing

| Signal | Strategy |
|--------|----------|
| 主导观念、范式锁定、横向思维、逃逸 | → dominant-idea-escape |
| 多视角、CATWOE、重构矩阵、Rich Pictures | → multi-perspective-reframing |
| 双环学习、支配变量、辩证探究 | → dialectical-reformulation |
| 邪恶问题、Rittel 标准、复杂性、Cynefin | → wickedness-assessment |
| 正向偏差、欣赏式探询、优势视角 | → appreciative-reframing |

## Available Tactics

lateral-escape, multi-worldview-comparison, dialectical-escalation

## Available SOPs

**Import:** web-search, web-research, paper-overview, paper-search, paper-research
**Subagent:** dominant-idea-identification, provocation-generation, consequence-following, catwoe-analysis, reframing-matrix, governing-variable-surfacing, counter-assumption-generation, wickedness-scoring, appreciative-discovery, reformulation-synthesis
**Shared:** assumption-surfacing, multi-stakeholder-simulation

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