brainstorming

Before starting a new research question, analysis, chapter, or idea, expand the candidate hypotheses, research questions, and explanatory angles before…

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Before starting a new research question, analysis, chapter, or idea, expand the candidate hypotheses, research questions, and explanatory angles before judging them.

Use cases: research

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Skill name: brainstorming
Description: Before starting a new research question, analysis, chapter, or idea, expand the candidate hypotheses, research questions, and explanatory angles before judging them.
License: MIT
Instructions: 19 lines in SKILL.md · view on GitHub

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SKILL.md (first lines)

# Brainstorming

Expand the option space before evaluation so that an apparently obvious path does not hide a better one.

## Method

- When a request covers multiple independent topics or sub-items, split them first and brainstorm only the first sub-item.
- Diverge before converging: list independent hypotheses, questions, and explanatory angles before evaluating them.
- Use cross-domain analogies, reverse assumptions (what if the conclusion were opposite?), and alternative explanations to expose more options.
- When fidelity is insufficient, run a one-command throwaway calculation or toy example. Answer one question, record the conclusion, and discard the prototype.
- Rank candidates at convergence by feasibility, novelty, and evidence availability.

“Too simple to brainstorm” is an anti-pattern: obvious tasks are where better alternatives are easiest to miss.

## Gate

Finish brainstorming by converging before any execution. For substantial work, use `/grilling` to decide item by item; for a small task, state the intended work and expected conclusion clearly; whether to stop follows §3 of the standing principles.

From DearCaat/research-foundation-skills, MIT.

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License: MIT
Repository: github.com/DearCaat/research-foundation-skills
First seen: Oct 24, 2026
Last checked: Oct 24, 2026
Source: GitHub github-graphql

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brainstorming skill. Agent Mart. https://agentmart.dev/skills/dearcaat-brainstorming (last updated 2026-10-24)