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Non-threatening 'Why?' questioning of current practices (de Bono Challenge)
Passed 17 of 20 test cases with the skill, and 10 of 20 without it.
and 10 more in the full report
10 fixed10 passed either way1 still failing2 broke
Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.
One of 8 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
What target number of units is defined for paper-overview in the research budget ledger?
| Checked | Without skill | With skill |
|---|---|---|
| Specifies 20 as the paper-overview target count. | Missed | Passed |
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Apply de Bono's Challenge technique: non-threatening questioning of why things are done the way they are. Not criticism — genuine curiosity about whether current approaches are the only way.
| Resource | Target | Current | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| web-search | 20 | 0 | 0% |
| web-research | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| paper-overview | 20 | 0 | 0% |
| paper-search | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| paper-research | 5 | 0 | 0% |
Cannot exit strategy until ≥80% of each budget line is consumed OR yield targets are met with justification for remaining budget.
| Tactic | Role |
|---|---|
| concept-hierarchy | Organize challenged practices into concept levels |
| SOP | Role |
|---|---|
| challenge-questioning | Apply non-threatening 'Why?' to current practices |
| escape-technique | Escape from dominant patterns revealed by challenge |
| alternatives-generation | Generate alternatives to challenged practices |
| lateral-synthesis | Synthesize challenge operation outputs |
test cases passed, vs 10 / 20 without
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