concept-fan-expansion

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Expands concept fan from purpose to ideas using de Bono's method

  • Solves the problem of generating creative ideas from a defined purpose
  • Relies on internal reasoning and structured thinking frameworks
  • Uses de Bono's Concept Fan stages to guide expansion through abstraction levels
  • Returns a structured fan of concepts, directions, and actionable ideas

SKILL.md

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---
name: concept-fan-expansion
description: Expand concept fan from purpose through concepts to directions to ideas (de Bono Concept Fan).
execution: subagent
prompt: ./prompt.md
input: purpose_statement (string)
used-by: lateral-thinking, concept-fan, concept-hierarchy
---

# Concept Fan Expansion

Expand concept fan from purpose through concepts to ideas.

## Execution

Subagent — spawned via subagent-spawning/spawn-agent skill.

## Why Subagent

Concept fan expansion requires maintaining multiple abstraction levels simultaneously and generating ideas at each level. Benefits from dedicated context that can hold the full fan structure while exploring each branch.

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