name: generate-creative-ideas description: Creative problem-solving and ideation using SCAMPER, First Principles, Random Word, and AI-optimized techniques. Use when generating ideas, breaking creative blocks, brainstorming alternatives, or innovating.

Creativity Skill

Name: generate-creative-ideas
Rating: 50
Author: ThepExcel

Ask → "What problem/challenge?"
Understand Context → Ask about current practice/situation BEFORE suggesting
- "What do you currently do?"
- "What have you tried?"
- "What's working? What's not?"
- NEVER suggest improvements without understanding current state
Diagnose → Match situation to technique(s)
Guide → Walk through technique step-by-step
Output → Structured ideas + next actions (Thai if user uses Thai)

⚠️ Anti-pattern: Jumping to solutions without understanding context = generic noise, not useful ideas

Situation	Techniques
Stuck / No ideas	Random Word, Forced Connections, Oblique Strategies
Need breakthrough	First Principles, Challenging Assumptions, Combinatorial Engine
Improve existing	SCAMPER, Reverse Brainstorming, TRIZ-AI
Explore systematically	Morphological Box, Six Thinking Hats, Constraint Injection
Reframe problem	How Might We (HMW), Jobs to be Done
Team ideation	6-3-5 Brainwriting, Multi-Persona Parallel
Too many ideas	Impact/Effort Matrix, Idea Clustering
AI ideas too similar	Divergence Guard, Constraint Injection, Incubation Cycling
Technical/engineering	TRIZ-AI, First Principles
Cross-domain innovation	Combinatorial Engine, Analogical Thinking

Technique	One-liner
SCAMPER	7 lenses: Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to other use, Eliminate, Reverse
Random Word	Random noun → list attributes → force connections to problem
Reverse Brainstorm	"How to make it worse?" → Invert each idea
First Principles	Strip to fundamentals → Rebuild from scratch
Six Hats	6 perspectives: Facts, Feelings, Risks, Benefits, Ideas, Process
HMW	Reframe as "How Might We [verb] for [user] so that [outcome]?"
Morphological Box	Parameters × Variations matrix → Combine systematically
Analogies	"How does [other domain] solve this?"
Assumptions	List assumptions → Challenge/invert each
Forced Connections	Combine 2 unrelated concepts
Jobs to be Done	"When [situation], I want [motivation], so I can [outcome]"
Oblique Strategies	Random creative prompts to break deadlocks

Technique	One-liner
Incubation Cycling	Generate → Pause → Fresh restart (no prior context) → Compare
Combinatorial Engine	Abstract → Retrieve 3 domains → Generalize → Combine → Instantiate
Multi-Persona Parallel	Run 4+ personas SIMULTANEOUSLY (not sequentially)
Constraint Injection	Add random constraint (budget/time/anti-feature) → Force novel solutions
Divergence Guard	Force opposite → Domain shift → Absurdity injection
TRIZ-AI	Apply inventive principles (segmentation, nesting, dynamization, etc.)

Technique	One-liner
Impact/Effort	2×2 matrix: High Impact + Low Effort = Quick Wins
Idea Clustering	Group similar → Name clusters → Pick best from each

When	Suggest
Technical contradiction / trade-off	`/triz` - systematic innovation
Need structured problem-solving	`/problem-solving` - Polya, 5 Whys
Business strategy context	`/manage-business-strategy` - SWOT, Porter's
Design new business model	`/design-business-model` - BMC, Lean Canvas
Need current facts/research	`/deep-research` - comprehensive research

Note: These skills are optional. Generate-creative-ideas works standalone for ideation.