Break down any problem with structured thinking, action plans, and progress tracking
Transform obstacles into solvable steps. Structured thinking beats brute force.
State the challenge clearly. What's blocking you? What does success look like?
Decompose into 8 angles: functional, technical, temporal, resource, risk, stakeholder, precedent, creative.
Sequence tasks with dependencies. Identify parallelizable work. Flag critical path items.
Update status as you execute. Log blockers. Trigger re-analysis if assumptions break.
When stuck, inspect the directive. What changed? What was missed? Update and retry.
Define - Clarify the problem statement. State constraints and success criteria.
Analyze - Apply multiple lenses (technical, financial, temporal, creative, etc).
Generate options - Brainstorm 3+ solution paths. Don't filter yet.
Choose - Select the highest-leverage path. Justify the choice.
Execute - Run the action plan. Track assumptions in real-time.
Review - Evaluate outcome. What worked? What's the directive update?