s4h-decision-option-mapping

Name: s4h-decision-option-mapping
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human-avatar/skills-for-humanity/s4h-decision-option-mapping

$npx -y skills add human-avatar/skills-for-humanity --skill s4h-decision-option-mapping

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Summary

Ensures all real options are visible before choosing — countering the false dichotomy that limits consideration to the first two options that came to mind. Triggers: 'what are all the options', 'false dichotomy check', 'expand the option set', 'what else could we do', 'options in

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SKILL.md

1	# Decision Option Mapping
2
3	The options people choose between are usually not all the options that exist — they are
4	the first options that were named, which then anchored the frame. This skill expands the
5	option set before analysis begins, using four specific moves that reliably surface options
6	the natural framing excludes.
7
8	---
9
10	## Your Process
11
12	Step 1: State the Decision and Currently-Considered Options
13	Write the decision as currently framed and list all options currently on the table. Don't
14	filter yet — include the options even if they seem weak.
15
16	Framing check: Confirm the specific decision and its intended outcome before continuing. State what you've identified — the actual decision being mapped and the goal it serves — in one sentence, then use `AskUserQuestion`:
17	- Question: "I'm reading this as: [your one-sentence framing of the decision and its intended outcome]. 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: Challenge the Frame
25	Is this decision actually forced? Are you choosing between options A and B because those
26	are the real options, or because those are the options that were generated first? What
27	would have to be true for there to be no decision to make?
28
29	Step 3: Four Expansion Moves
30
31	(a) Expand: Generate 3 more ways to achieve the underlying goal. Not variations on
32	existing options — genuinely different approaches. Ask: if none of the current options
33	existed, what would we try?
34
35	(b) Defer: Is "decide later" viable? At what cost? Deferral is a real option — it
36	has costs and benefits like any other. When can this be decided without foreclosing
37	anything important?
38
39	(c) Hybrid: Can elements of multiple options be combined? Hybrids often emerge when
40	options are treated as mutually exclusive when they aren't.
41
42	(d) Reframe: If the goal were slightly different, what options appear? Sometimes
43	the option set is limited by the goal framing, not the constraints.
44
45	Step 4: Add Viable New Options
46	Before narrowing: Show the complete generated set to the user first. Use `AskUserQuestion`:
47	- Question: "I've identified [N] options across the four expansion moves. Before I select the genuinely viable ones, are there any you'd flag as especially important, or any I've missed?"
48	- Header: "Prioritise"
49	- Options:
50	- Proceed with your selection — the set looks right
51	- Flag one — user will name a specific option to include
52	- Add a missing one — user will describe it
53
54	From the four moves, add the options that are genuinely viable. Discard the ones that
55	don't survive basic scrutiny — not to narrow prematurely, but to keep the set useful.
56
57	Step 5: Recommend Next Step
58	With the expanded set, recommend which analytical tool to apply: decision-criteria-
59	weighting (multiple comparable options), decision-reversibility-analysis (one option being
60	considered), or decision-premortem-analysis (a direction already being leaned toward).
61
62	---
63
64	## Human Check-in
65
66	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:
67
68	- Question: "My read: [your 1–2 sentence interpretation]. How do you want to proceed?"
69	- Header: "Scope"
70	- Options:
71	- Full analysis — Complete all steps, reasoning shown throughout
72	- Key findings only — Bottom-line output, skip step-by-step detail
73	- Hidden options only — Surface the options not currently being considered
74	- Reframe — The read is off; correct it and the analysis will follow the corrected framing
75
76	Proceed based on their selection. If the user reframes, incorporate the correction before running any analysis.
77
78	## Output Format
79
80	Decision as framed: [Statement]
81	Currently-considered options: [List]
82
83	Frame challenge:
84	> [Is this decision forced? What assumptions are built into the current option set?]
85
86	Expanded option set:
87
88	\| Option \| Source (original / expand / defer / hybrid / reframe) \| Viable? \| Reason \|
89	\|--------\|------------------------------------------------------\|---------\|--------\|
90	\| \| \| \| \|
91	\| \| \| \| \|
92
93	Options to add to the decision:
94	> [Bulleted list with one-line rationale each]
95
96	Recommended next step:
97	> [Which analytical skill to apply, and to which expanded option set]
98
99	---
100
101	## Notes
102
103	The most commonly missed option is deferral. "Decide now" is itself a choice with costs —
104	urgency

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How to install s4h-decision-option-mapping?

human-avatar/skills-for-humanity/s4h-decision-option-mapping

$npx -y skills add human-avatar/skills-for-humanity --skill s4h-decision-option-mapping

Installs into the current project.

Summary

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SKILL.md

1	# Decision Option Mapping
2
3	The options people choose between are usually not all the options that exist — they are
4	the first options that were named, which then anchored the frame. This skill expands the
5	option set before analysis begins, using four specific moves that reliably surface options
6	the natural framing excludes.
7
8	---
9
10	## Your Process
11
12	Step 1: State the Decision and Currently-Considered Options
13	Write the decision as currently framed and list all options currently on the table. Don't
14	filter yet — include the options even if they seem weak.
15
16	Framing check: Confirm the specific decision and its intended outcome before continuing. State what you've identified — the actual decision being mapped and the goal it serves — in one sentence, then use `AskUserQuestion`:
17	- Question: "I'm reading this as: [your one-sentence framing of the decision and its intended outcome]. 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: Challenge the Frame
25	Is this decision actually forced? Are you choosing between options A and B because those
26	are the real options, or because those are the options that were generated first? What
27	would have to be true for there to be no decision to make?
28
29	Step 3: Four Expansion Moves
30
31	(a) Expand: Generate 3 more ways to achieve the underlying goal. Not variations on
32	existing options — genuinely different approaches. Ask: if none of the current options
33	existed, what would we try?
34
35	(b) Defer: Is "decide later" viable? At what cost? Deferral is a real option — it
36	has costs and benefits like any other. When can this be decided without foreclosing
37	anything important?
38
39	(c) Hybrid: Can elements of multiple options be combined? Hybrids often emerge when
40	options are treated as mutually exclusive when they aren't.
41
42	(d) Reframe: If the goal were slightly different, what options appear? Sometimes
43	the option set is limited by the goal framing, not the constraints.
44
45	Step 4: Add Viable New Options
46	Before narrowing: Show the complete generated set to the user first. Use `AskUserQuestion`:
47	- Question: "I've identified [N] options across the four expansion moves. Before I select the genuinely viable ones, are there any you'd flag as especially important, or any I've missed?"
48	- Header: "Prioritise"
49	- Options:
50	- Proceed with your selection — the set looks right
51	- Flag one — user will name a specific option to include
52	- Add a missing one — user will describe it
53
54	From the four moves, add the options that are genuinely viable. Discard the ones that
55	don't survive basic scrutiny — not to narrow prematurely, but to keep the set useful.
56
57	Step 5: Recommend Next Step
58	With the expanded set, recommend which analytical tool to apply: decision-criteria-
59	weighting (multiple comparable options), decision-reversibility-analysis (one option being
60	considered), or decision-premortem-analysis (a direction already being leaned toward).
61
62	---
63
64	## Human Check-in
65
66	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:
67
68	- Question: "My read: [your 1–2 sentence interpretation]. How do you want to proceed?"
69	- Header: "Scope"
70	- Options:
71	- Full analysis — Complete all steps, reasoning shown throughout
72	- Key findings only — Bottom-line output, skip step-by-step detail
73	- Hidden options only — Surface the options not currently being considered
74	- Reframe — The read is off; correct it and the analysis will follow the corrected framing
75
76	Proceed based on their selection. If the user reframes, incorporate the correction before running any analysis.
77
78	## Output Format
79
80	Decision as framed: [Statement]
81	Currently-considered options: [List]
82
83	Frame challenge:
84	> [Is this decision forced? What assumptions are built into the current option set?]
85
86	Expanded option set:
87
88	\| Option \| Source (original / expand / defer / hybrid / reframe) \| Viable? \| Reason \|
89	\|--------\|------------------------------------------------------\|---------\|--------\|
90	\| \| \| \| \|
91	\| \| \| \| \|
92
93	Options to add to the decision:
94	> [Bulleted list with one-line rationale each]
95
96	Recommended next step:
97	> [Which analytical skill to apply, and to which expanded option set]
98
99	---
100
101	## Notes
102
103	The most commonly missed option is deferral. "Decide now" is itself a choice with costs —
104	urgency

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