Dominant Idea Escape

---
name: dominant-idea-escape
description: Identify dominant paradigms constraining the field and use de Bono lateral thinking provocations to escape them.
used-by: problem-reformulation
---

# Dominant Idea Escape

Break free from paradigm lock-in through lateral thinking.

## Budget

| Base SOP | Target | ±10% Range |
|----------|--------|------------|
| web-search | 30 | 27–33 |
| web-research | 10 | 9–11 |
| paper-overview | 30 | 27–33 |
| paper-search | 20 | 18–22 |
| paper-research | 10 | 9–11 |

## State Ledger

```
<HARD-GATE>
| SOP | Done | Target | % |
|-----|------|--------|---|
| web-search | ? | 30 | ? |
| web-research | ? | 10 | ? |
| paper-overview | ? | 30 | ? |
| paper-search | ? | 20 | ? |
| paper-research | ? | 10 | ? |
Budget Gate: OPEN/CLOSED (>=80% required to exit)
</HARD-GATE>
```

## Available Tactics

- lateral-escape

## Available SOPs

**Import:** web-search, web-research, paper-overview, paper-search, paper-research
**Subagent:** dominant-idea-identification, provocation-generation, consequence-following

## Execution Guidance

Identify the dominant paradigm/assumption constraining the field, generate de Bono provocations (escape, reversal, exaggeration, distortion), follow consequences of each provocation to extract viable new framings.