Direct Analogy

---
name: direct-analogy
description: Find structurally similar systems in nature/technology/society. Map structural parallels to generate transferable solution principles.
execution: strategy
used-by: synectics
---

# Direct Analogy

Find structurally similar systems in nature, technology, or society that share structural properties with the problem domain.

## State Ledger

| Resource | Target | Current | % |
|----------|--------|---------|---|
| web-search | 25 | 0 | 0% |
| web-research | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| paper-overview | 25 | 0 | 0% |
| paper-search | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| paper-research | 5 | 0 | 0% |

## HARD-GATE

Cannot exit strategy until ≥80% of each budget line is consumed OR yield targets are met with justification for remaining budget.

## Available Tactics

| Tactic | Role |
|--------|------|
| analogy-extraction | Extract structural analogies from cross-domain sources |
| excursion-orchestration | Full excursion if direct search insufficient |

## Available SOPs

| SOP | Role |
|-----|------|
| direct-analogy-generation | Generate analogies from nature/tech/society |
| analogy-chain | Deepen promising analogies through layers |
| springboard-launch | Convert best analogies into concrete solutions |
| synectics-synthesis | Synthesize final analogy report |

## Execution Guidance

1. **Abstract the problem**: Extract the core functional/structural challenge
2. **Search domains**: Nature → Technology → Society → History
3. **Map structure**: For each analogy, map structural correspondences
4. **Evaluate fit**: Score analogies by structural depth and transferability
5. **Deepen**: Chain the best 2-3 analogies to deeper levels
6. **Extract**: Convert analogy insights into solution directions