s4h-constraint-rule-inversion

Name: s4h-constraint-rule-inversion
Author: human-avatar

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How to install s4h-constraint-rule-inversion?

human-avatar/skills-for-humanity/s4h-constraint-rule-inversion

$npx -y skills add human-avatar/skills-for-humanity --skill s4h-constraint-rule-inversion

Installs into the current project.

Summary

Flips a constraint into a creative driver — uses the limit as the generative force rather than working around it. Triggers: 'invert the constraint', 'use the limitation', 'constraint as feature', 'what if this limit was the requirement'.

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SKILL.md

1	# Constraint Rule Inversion
2
3	Most constraints are treated as walls. This skill treats them as foundations. The limit that
4	seems like an obstacle is often the thing that forces the insight — the moment you stop
5	trying to work around it and start designing with it, better solutions appear.
6
7	---
8
9	## Your Process
10
11	Step 1: Name the Constraint Precisely
12	State the constraint in a single, unambiguous sentence. Vague constraints produce vague
13	inversions. "We have no budget" is too loose. "We have $0 for external tooling for Q3" is
14	something you can work with.
15
16	Framing check: Confirm the specific constraint before continuing. State what you've identified — the actual constraint and the goal it is blocking — in one sentence, then use `AskUserQuestion`:
17	- Question: "I'm reading this as: [your one-sentence framing of the constraint and the goal it blocks]. Is that right?"
18	- Header: "Framing"
19	- Options:
20	- Yes — proceed — framing is correct
21	- Adjust — one element is off; user will correct it before you continue
22	- Reframe — different situation than read; incorporate the correction before proceeding
23
24	Step 2: Ask What the Constraint Forces
25	What does this constraint make you do that you'd otherwise avoid? What comfortable defaults
26	does it eliminate? The constraint is doing work — what work?
27
28	Step 3: Invert — Restate as a Design Requirement
29	Convert the limit into a positive requirement: "must cost nothing" becomes "must work with
30	only what we already have." The constraint is now the spec, not the problem.
31
32	Step 4: Generate Solutions That Only Work Because of the Constraint
33	Produce 3-5 solutions that are impossible or inferior without the constraint. These are not
34	workarounds — they are solutions the constraint made visible.
35
36	Step 5: Select for Unexpected Value
37	Before narrowing: Show the complete generated set to the user first. Use `AskUserQuestion`:
38	- Question: "I've identified [N] solutions that only work because of the constraint. Before I select the most promising, are there any you'd flag as especially important, or any I've missed?"
39	- Header: "Prioritise"
40	- Options:
41	- Proceed with your selection — the set looks right
42	- Flag one — user will name a specific solution to include
43	- Add a missing one — user will describe it
44
45	Pick the solution where the constraint creates the most unexpected advantage — the one that
46	would not have been found without the limit.
47
48	---
49
50	## Human Check-in
51
52	Before proceeding, use the `AskUserQuestion` tool. State your interpretation of the situation in 1–2 sentences — what is being analyzed and what the core question is — then ask:
53
54	- Question: "My read: [your 1–2 sentence interpretation]. How do you want to proceed?"
55	- Header: "Scope"
56	- Options:
57	- Full analysis — Complete all steps, reasoning shown throughout
58	- Key findings only — Bottom-line output, skip step-by-step detail
59	- One inversion only — The single most powerful constraint flip
60	- Reframe — The read is off; correct it and the analysis will follow the corrected framing
61
62	Proceed based on their selection. If the user reframes, incorporate the correction before running any analysis.
63
64	## Output Format
65
66	Constraint (precise):
67	> [Single sentence, unambiguous]
68
69	Inverted form (as design requirement):
70	> [Positive restatement]
71
72	Solutions that use the constraint:
73
74	\| # \| Solution \| Why it requires the constraint \| Strength \|
75	\|---\|----------\|-------------------------------\|----------\|
76	\| 1 \| \| \| \|
77	\| 2 \| \| \| \|
78	\| 3 \| \| \| \|
79
80	Most promising:
81	> [Solution name] — [1-2 sentences on why the constraint creates unexpected value here]
82
83	---
84
85	## Notes
86
87	Every analogy breaks somewhere — so does every inversion. If the inverted form produces
88	solutions that would work equally well without the constraint, the inversion wasn't deep
89	enough. Go back to Step 2.
90
91	---
92
93	## What's Next
94
95	After delivering this output, use `AskUserQuestion` to offer the next move:
96
97	- Question: "Rules inverted. What's next?"
98	- Header: "Next"
99	- Options:
100	- `/s4h-creativity-lateral-thinking` — Use the inverted rules as springboards for lateral moves
101	- `/s4h-decision-option-mapping` — Map new decision options the inversions open up
102	- `/s4h-constraint-hardness-testing` — Test whether the inverted rules reveal softer constraints
103	- Done — Wrap up and synthesise what we have so far

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How to install s4h-constraint-rule-inversion?

human-avatar/skills-for-humanity/s4h-constraint-rule-inversion

$npx -y skills add human-avatar/skills-for-humanity --skill s4h-constraint-rule-inversion

Installs into the current project.

Summary

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SKILL.md

1	# Constraint Rule Inversion
2
3	Most constraints are treated as walls. This skill treats them as foundations. The limit that
4	seems like an obstacle is often the thing that forces the insight — the moment you stop
5	trying to work around it and start designing with it, better solutions appear.
6
7	---
8
9	## Your Process
10
11	Step 1: Name the Constraint Precisely
12	State the constraint in a single, unambiguous sentence. Vague constraints produce vague
13	inversions. "We have no budget" is too loose. "We have $0 for external tooling for Q3" is
14	something you can work with.
15
16	Framing check: Confirm the specific constraint before continuing. State what you've identified — the actual constraint and the goal it is blocking — in one sentence, then use `AskUserQuestion`:
17	- Question: "I'm reading this as: [your one-sentence framing of the constraint and the goal it blocks]. Is that right?"
18	- Header: "Framing"
19	- Options:
20	- Yes — proceed — framing is correct
21	- Adjust — one element is off; user will correct it before you continue
22	- Reframe — different situation than read; incorporate the correction before proceeding
23
24	Step 2: Ask What the Constraint Forces
25	What does this constraint make you do that you'd otherwise avoid? What comfortable defaults
26	does it eliminate? The constraint is doing work — what work?
27
28	Step 3: Invert — Restate as a Design Requirement
29	Convert the limit into a positive requirement: "must cost nothing" becomes "must work with
30	only what we already have." The constraint is now the spec, not the problem.
31
32	Step 4: Generate Solutions That Only Work Because of the Constraint
33	Produce 3-5 solutions that are impossible or inferior without the constraint. These are not
34	workarounds — they are solutions the constraint made visible.
35
36	Step 5: Select for Unexpected Value
37	Before narrowing: Show the complete generated set to the user first. Use `AskUserQuestion`:
38	- Question: "I've identified [N] solutions that only work because of the constraint. Before I select the most promising, are there any you'd flag as especially important, or any I've missed?"
39	- Header: "Prioritise"
40	- Options:
41	- Proceed with your selection — the set looks right
42	- Flag one — user will name a specific solution to include
43	- Add a missing one — user will describe it
44
45	Pick the solution where the constraint creates the most unexpected advantage — the one that
46	would not have been found without the limit.
47
48	---
49
50	## Human Check-in
51
52	Before proceeding, use the `AskUserQuestion` tool. State your interpretation of the situation in 1–2 sentences — what is being analyzed and what the core question is — then ask:
53
54	- Question: "My read: [your 1–2 sentence interpretation]. How do you want to proceed?"
55	- Header: "Scope"
56	- Options:
57	- Full analysis — Complete all steps, reasoning shown throughout
58	- Key findings only — Bottom-line output, skip step-by-step detail
59	- One inversion only — The single most powerful constraint flip
60	- Reframe — The read is off; correct it and the analysis will follow the corrected framing
61
62	Proceed based on their selection. If the user reframes, incorporate the correction before running any analysis.
63
64	## Output Format
65
66	Constraint (precise):
67	> [Single sentence, unambiguous]
68
69	Inverted form (as design requirement):
70	> [Positive restatement]
71
72	Solutions that use the constraint:
73
74	\| # \| Solution \| Why it requires the constraint \| Strength \|
75	\|---\|----------\|-------------------------------\|----------\|
76	\| 1 \| \| \| \|
77	\| 2 \| \| \| \|
78	\| 3 \| \| \| \|
79
80	Most promising:
81	> [Solution name] — [1-2 sentences on why the constraint creates unexpected value here]
82
83	---
84
85	## Notes
86
87	Every analogy breaks somewhere — so does every inversion. If the inverted form produces
88	solutions that would work equally well without the constraint, the inversion wasn't deep
89	enough. Go back to Step 2.
90
91	---
92
93	## What's Next
94
95	After delivering this output, use `AskUserQuestion` to offer the next move:
96
97	- Question: "Rules inverted. What's next?"
98	- Header: "Next"
99	- Options:
100	- `/s4h-creativity-lateral-thinking` — Use the inverted rules as springboards for lateral moves
101	- `/s4h-decision-option-mapping` — Map new decision options the inversions open up
102	- `/s4h-constraint-hardness-testing` — Test whether the inverted rules reveal softer constraints
103	- Done — Wrap up and synthesise what we have so far

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