stepping-stone

$npx mdskill add yogsoth-ai/de-anthropocentric-research-engine/stepping-stone

Transform impractical ideas into practical solutions using subagent exploration

  • Solve creative problems by exploring impractical starting points
  • Relies on subagent-spawning for isolated idea exploration
  • Analyzes impractical ideas to identify potential connections to practical outcomes
  • Returns refined, actionable solutions derived from initial provocations

SKILL.md

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---
name: stepping-stone
description: Use impractical ideas as stepping stones to reach practical solutions (de Bono Stepping Stone technique).
execution: subagent
prompt: ./prompt.md
input: impractical_ideas (string)
used-by: lateral-thinking, provocation-and-movement, random-entry, movement-extraction
---

# Stepping Stone

Use impractical ideas as stepping stones to practical ones.

## Execution

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

## Why Subagent

Stepping stone requires holding an impractical idea without rejecting it, then finding the bridge to practicality. Benefits from dedicated context that can resist the urge to dismiss and instead explore the connection path.

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