Provocation Generation

Generate PO provocations and extract constructive movement.

Stages

Stage 1: Assumption Surfacing

Identify the dominant assumptions and patterns in the current thinking using assumption-surfacing SOP. Prioritize paradigmatic assumptions with high disruption potential.

Stage 2: Provocation Creation

Apply PO operators (escape, reversal, exaggeration, distortion, wishful thinking) to the surfaced assumptions using po-provocation SOP. Generate ≥10 provocations across all 5 types.

Stage 3: Movement Extraction

For each promising provocation, extract constructive movement using movement-operation SOP (if available) or direct reasoning. Four movement types:

• Moment-to-moment: follow the provocation step by step
• Principle extraction: what principle does this suggest?
• Focus: what aspect does this highlight?
• Positive: what's the positive in this absurdity?

Stage 4: Idea Formation

Convert movement directions into concrete ideas using idea-synthesis SOP. Each idea must have a clear mechanism, not just a vague direction.

Minimum Yield

| Metric | Floor | |--------|-------| | Assumptions surfaced | ≥5 | | Provocations generated | ≥10 | | Movement directions extracted | ≥6 | | Concrete ideas formed | ≥4 |

Available SOPs

| SOP | Role | |-----|------| | assumption-surfacing | Stage 1 — enumerate assumptions | | po-provocation | Stage 2 — generate PO statements | | random-word-stimulus | Stage 2 — alternative stimulus source | | movement-operation | Stage 3 — extract movement (if available) | | idea-synthesis | Stage 4 — form concrete ideas | | novelty-scoring | Post — score resulting ideas | | saturation-detection | Post — check if more provocations needed |