Random Entry

---
name: random-entry
description: "Random word/concept as thinking entry point (de Bono Random Entry)"
execution: strategy
used-by: lateral-thinking
---

# Random Entry

Use a random word or concept as an unrelated entry point to force new thinking connections (de Bono Random Entry technique).

## State Ledger

| Resource | Target | Current | % |
|----------|--------|---------|---|
| web-search | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| web-research | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| paper-overview | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| paper-search | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| paper-research | 3 | 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 |
|--------|------|
| provocation-generation | Generate provocations from random word connections (shared) |

## Available SOPs

| SOP | Role |
|-----|------|
| movement-operation | Extract directions from random-word connections |
| stepping-stone | Bridge from random associations to practical ideas |
| alternatives-generation | Generate alternatives from random entry connections |
| lateral-synthesis | Synthesize random entry outputs |

## Execution Guidance

1. **Select random word**: Choose genuinely random, concrete noun
2. **Extract attributes**: List properties, functions, associations of the random word
3. **Force connections**: Connect each attribute to the problem domain
4. **Movement**: Apply movement-operation to extract useful directions
5. **Develop**: Use stepping-stone to bridge impractical connections to practical ideas
6. **Synthesize**: Produce structured output via lateral-synthesis