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+# CIS Workflows
+
+Five interactive workflows facilitating creative and strategic processes through curated technique libraries and structured facilitation.
+
+## Table of Contents
+
+- [Workflow Overview](#workflow-overview)
+- [Common Features](#common-features)
+- [Usage](#usage)
+- [Configuration](#configuration)
+
+## Workflow Overview
+
+### [Brainstorming](./brainstorming)
+
+**Purpose:** Interactive ideation using 36 techniques across 7 categories
+
+**Approach:** Master facilitation with "Yes, and..." methodology
+
+**Techniques:** Collaborative, structured, creative, deep, theatrical, wild, introspective
+
+**Selection Modes:** User-selected, AI-recommended, random, or progressive
+
+### [Design Thinking](./bmad-cis-design-thinking)
+
+**Purpose:** Human-centered design through five phases
+
+**Process:** Empathize → Define → Ideate → Prototype → Test
+
+**Focus:** Divergent thinking before convergent action
+
+**Output:** User empathy insights and rapid prototypes
+
+### [Innovation Strategy](./bmad-cis-innovation-strategy)
+
+**Purpose:** Identify disruption opportunities and business model innovation
+
+**Frameworks:** Jobs-to-be-Done, Blue Ocean Strategy, Value Chain Analysis
+
+**Focus:** Sustainable competitive advantage over features
+
+**Output:** Strategic innovation roadmap
+
+### [Problem Solving](./bmad-cis-problem-solving)
+
+**Purpose:** Systematic challenge resolution
+
+**Methods:** TRIZ, Theory of Constraints, Systems Thinking, Root Cause Analysis
+
+**Approach:** Detective-style puzzle solving
+
+**Output:** Root cause identification and solution strategies
+
+### [Storytelling](./bmad-cis-storytelling)
+
+**Purpose:** Craft compelling narratives
+
+**Frameworks:** Hero's Journey, Three-Act Structure, Story Brand (25 total)
+
+**Customization:** Platform and audience-specific adaptation
+
+**Style:** Whimsical master storyteller facilitation
+
+## Common Features
+
+All workflows share:
+
+- **Interactive Facilitation** - AI guides through questions, not generation
+- **Technique Libraries** - CSV databases of proven methods
+- **Context Integration** - Optional document input for domain relevance
+- **Structured Output** - Comprehensive reports with insights and actions
+- **Energy Monitoring** - Adaptive pacing based on engagement
+
+## Usage
+
+### Basic Invocation
+
+```bash
+workflow brainstorming
+workflow design-thinking
+workflow innovation-strategy
+workflow problem-solving
+workflow storytelling
+```
+
+### With Context
+
+```bash
+workflow [workflow-name] --data /path/to/context.md
+```
+
+### Via Agent
+
+```bash
+agent cis/brainstorming-coach
+> *brainstorm
+```
+
+## Configuration
+
+Edit `/_bmad/cis/config.yaml`:
+
+| Setting                | Purpose                 | Default            |
+| ---------------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------ |
+| output_folder          | Result storage location | ./creative-outputs |
+| user_name              | Session participant     | User               |
+| communication_language | Facilitation language   | english            |
+
+## Workflow Structure
+
+Source workflows currently use two shapes during the native-skill transition:
+
+```text
+legacy-workflow/
+├── workflow.yaml      # Configuration
+├── instructions.md    # Facilitation guide
+├── techniques.csv     # Method library
+└── README.md          # Documentation
+```
+
+```text
+bmad-cis-design-thinking/
+├── SKILL.md
+├── workflow.md
+├── bmad-skill-manifest.yaml
+├── design-methods.csv
+└── template.md
+```
+
+```text
+bmad-cis-innovation-strategy/
+├── SKILL.md
+├── workflow.md
+├── bmad-skill-manifest.yaml
+├── innovation-frameworks.csv
+└── template.md
+```
+
+```text
+bmad-cis-problem-solving/
+├── SKILL.md
+├── workflow.md
+├── bmad-skill-manifest.yaml
+├── solving-methods.csv
+└── template.md
+```
+
+```text
+bmad-cis-storytelling/
+├── SKILL.md
+├── workflow.md
+├── bmad-skill-manifest.yaml
+├── story-types.csv
+└── template.md
+```
+
+## Best Practices
+
+1. **Prepare context** - Provide background documents for better results
+2. **Set clear objectives** - Define goals before starting
+3. **Trust the process** - Let facilitation guide discovery
+4. **Capture everything** - Document insights as they emerge
+5. **Take breaks** - Pause when energy drops
+
+## Integration
+
+CIS workflows integrate with:
+
+- **BMM** - Project brainstorming and ideation
+- **BMB** - Creative module design
+- **Custom Modules** - Shared creative resource
+
+---
+
+For detailed workflow instructions, see individual workflow directories.

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+---
+name: bmad-cis-design-thinking
+description: 'Guide human-centered design processes using empathy-driven methodologies. Use when the user says "lets run design thinking" or "I want to apply design thinking"'
+---
+
+Follow the instructions in [workflow.md](workflow.md).

_bmad/cis/workflows/bmad-cis-design-thinking/bmad-skill-manifest.yaml

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+type: skill

_bmad/cis/workflows/bmad-cis-design-thinking/design-methods.csv

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+phase,method_name,description,facilitation_prompts
+empathize,User Interviews,Conduct deep conversations to understand user needs experiences and pain points through active listening,What brings you here today?|Walk me through a recent experience|What frustrates you most?|What would make this easier?|Tell me more about that
+empathize,Empathy Mapping,Create visual representation of what users say think do and feel to build deep understanding,What did they say?|What might they be thinking?|What actions did they take?|What emotions surfaced?
+empathize,Shadowing,Observe users in their natural environment to see unspoken behaviors and contextual factors,Watch without interrupting|Note their workarounds|What patterns emerge?|What do they not say?
+empathize,Journey Mapping,Document complete user experience across touchpoints to identify pain points and opportunities,What's their starting point?|What steps do they take?|Where do they struggle?|What delights them?|What's the emotional arc?
+empathize,Diary Studies,Have users document experiences over time to capture authentic moments and evolving needs,What did you experience today?|How did you feel?|What worked or didn't?|What surprised you?
+define,Problem Framing,Transform observations into clear actionable problem statements that inspire solution generation,What's the real problem?|Who experiences this?|Why does it matter?|What would success look like?
+define,How Might We,Reframe problems as opportunity questions that open solution space without prescribing answers,How might we help users...?|How might we make it easier to...?|How might we reduce the friction of...?
+define,Point of View Statement,Create specific user-centered problem statements that capture who what and why,User type needs what because insight|What's driving this need?|Why does it matter to them?
+define,Affinity Clustering,Group related observations and insights to reveal patterns and opportunity themes,What connects these?|What themes emerge?|Group similar items|Name each cluster|What story do they tell?
+define,Jobs to be Done,Identify functional emotional and social jobs users are hiring solutions to accomplish,What job are they trying to do?|What progress do they want?|What are they really hiring this for?|What alternatives exist?
+ideate,Brainstorming,Generate large quantity of diverse ideas without judgment to explore solution space fully,No bad ideas|Build on others|Go for quantity|Be visual|Stay on topic|Defer judgment
+ideate,Crazy 8s,Rapidly sketch eight solution variations in eight minutes to force quick creative thinking,Fold paper in 8|1 minute per sketch|No overthinking|Quantity over quality|Push past obvious
+ideate,SCAMPER Design,Apply seven design lenses to existing solutions - Substitute Combine Adapt Modify Purposes Eliminate Reverse,What could we substitute?|How could we combine elements?|What could we adapt?|How could we modify it?|Other purposes?|What to eliminate?|What if reversed?
+ideate,Provotype Sketching,Create deliberately provocative or extreme prototypes to spark breakthrough thinking,What's the most extreme version?|Make it ridiculous|Push boundaries|What useful insights emerge?
+ideate,Analogous Inspiration,Find inspiration from completely different domains to spark innovative connections,What other field solves this?|How does nature handle this?|What's an analogous problem?|What can we borrow?
+prototype,Paper Prototyping,Create quick low-fidelity sketches and mockups to make ideas tangible for testing,Sketch it out|Make it rough|Focus on core concept|Test assumptions|Learn fast
+prototype,Role Playing,Act out user scenarios and service interactions to test experience flow and pain points,Play the user|Act out the scenario|What feels awkward?|Where does it break?|What works?
+prototype,Wizard of Oz,Simulate complex functionality manually behind scenes to test concept before building,Fake the backend|Focus on experience|What do they think is happening?|Does the concept work?
+prototype,Storyboarding,Visualize user experience across time and touchpoints as sequential illustrated narrative,What's scene 1?|How does it progress?|What's the emotional journey?|Where's the climax?|How does it resolve?
+prototype,Physical Mockups,Build tangible artifacts users can touch and interact with to test form and function,Make it 3D|Use basic materials|Make it interactive|Test ergonomics|Gather reactions
+test,Usability Testing,Watch users attempt tasks with prototype to identify friction points and opportunities,Try to accomplish X|Think aloud please|Don't help them|Where do they struggle?|What surprises them?
+test,Feedback Capture Grid,Organize user feedback across likes questions ideas and changes for actionable insights,What did they like?|What questions arose?|What ideas did they have?|What needs changing?
+test,A/B Testing,Compare two variations to understand which approach better serves user needs,Show version A|Show version B|Which works better?|Why the difference?|What does data show?
+test,Assumption Testing,Identify and validate critical assumptions underlying your solution to reduce risk,What are we assuming?|How can we test this?|What would prove us wrong?|What's the riskiest assumption?
+test,Iterate and Refine,Use test insights to improve prototype through rapid cycles of refinement and re-testing,What did we learn?|What needs fixing?|What stays?|Make changes quickly|Test again
+implement,Pilot Programs,Launch small-scale real-world implementation to learn before full rollout,Start small|Real users|Real context|What breaks?|What works?|Scale lessons learned
+implement,Service Blueprinting,Map all service components interactions and touchpoints to guide implementation,What's visible to users?|What happens backstage?|What systems are needed?|Where are handoffs?
+implement,Design System Creation,Build consistent patterns components and guidelines for scalable implementation,What patterns repeat?|Create reusable components|Document standards|Enable consistency
+implement,Stakeholder Alignment,Bring team and stakeholders along journey to build shared understanding and commitment,Show the research|Walk through prototypes|Share user stories|Build empathy|Get buy-in
+implement,Measurement Framework,Define success metrics and feedback loops to track impact and inform future iterations,How will we measure success?|What are key metrics?|How do we gather feedback?|When do we revisit?

_bmad/cis/workflows/bmad-cis-design-thinking/template.md

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+# Design Thinking Session: {{project_name}}
+
+**Date:** {{date}}
+**Facilitator:** {{user_name}}
+**Design Challenge:** {{design_challenge}}
+
+---
+
+## 🎯 Design Challenge
+
+{{challenge_statement}}
+
+---
+
+## 👥 EMPATHIZE: Understanding Users
+
+### User Insights
+
+{{user_insights}}
+
+### Key Observations
+
+{{key_observations}}
+
+### Empathy Map Summary
+
+{{empathy_map}}
+
+---
+
+## 🎨 DEFINE: Frame the Problem
+
+### Point of View Statement
+
+{{pov_statement}}
+
+### How Might We Questions
+
+{{hmw_questions}}
+
+### Key Insights
+
+{{problem_insights}}
+
+---
+
+## 💡 IDEATE: Generate Solutions
+
+### Selected Methods
+
+{{ideation_methods}}
+
+### Generated Ideas
+
+{{generated_ideas}}
+
+### Top Concepts
+
+{{top_concepts}}
+
+---
+
+## 🛠️ PROTOTYPE: Make Ideas Tangible
+
+### Prototype Approach
+
+{{prototype_approach}}
+
+### Prototype Description
+
+{{prototype_description}}
+
+### Key Features to Test
+
+{{features_to_test}}
+
+---
+
+## ✅ TEST: Validate with Users
+
+### Testing Plan
+
+{{testing_plan}}
+
+### User Feedback
+
+{{user_feedback}}
+
+### Key Learnings
+
+{{key_learnings}}
+
+---
+
+## 🚀 Next Steps
+
+### Refinements Needed
+
+{{refinements}}
+
+### Action Items
+
+{{action_items}}
+
+### Success Metrics
+
+{{success_metrics}}
+
+---
+
+_Generated using BMAD Creative Intelligence Suite - Design Thinking Workflow_

_bmad/cis/workflows/bmad-cis-design-thinking/workflow.md

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+---
+name: bmad-cis-design-thinking
+description: 'Guide human-centered design processes using empathy-driven methodologies. Use when the user says "lets run design thinking" or "I want to apply design thinking"'
+standalone: true
+main_config: '{project-root}/_bmad/cis/config.yaml'
+---
+
+# Design Thinking Workflow
+
+**Goal:** Guide human-centered design through empathy, definition, ideation, prototyping, and testing.
+
+**Your Role:** You are a human-centered design facilitator. Keep users at the center, defer judgment during ideation, prototype quickly, and never give time estimates.
+
+---
+
+## INITIALIZATION
+
+### Configuration Loading
+
+Load config from `{main_config}` and resolve:
+
+- `output_folder`
+- `user_name`
+- `communication_language`
+- `date` as the system-generated current datetime
+
+### Paths
+
+- `skill_path` = `{project-root}/_bmad/cis/workflows/bmad-cis-design-thinking`
+- `template_file` = `./template.md`
+- `design_methods_file` = `./design-methods.csv`
+- `default_output_file` = `{output_folder}/design-thinking-{date}.md`
+
+### Inputs
+
+- If the caller provides context via the data attribute, load it before Step 1 and use it to ground the session.
+- Load and understand the full contents of `{design_methods_file}` before Step 2.
+- Use `{template_file}` as the structure when writing `{default_output_file}`.
+
+### Behavioral Constraints
+
+- Do not give time estimates.
+- After every `<template-output>`, immediately save the current artifact to `{default_output_file}`, show a clear checkpoint separator, display the generated content, present options `[a] Advanced Elicitation`, `[c] Continue`, `[p] Party-Mode`, `[y] YOLO`, and wait for the user's response before proceeding.
+
+### Facilitation Principles
+
+- Keep users at the center of every decision.
+- Encourage divergent thinking before convergent action.
+- Make ideas tangible quickly; prototypes beat discussion.
+- Treat failure as feedback.
+- Test with real users rather than assumptions.
+- Balance empathy with momentum.
+
+---
+
+## EXECUTION
+
+<workflow>
+
+<step n="1" goal="Gather context and define design challenge">
+Ask the user about their design challenge:
+
+- What problem or opportunity are you exploring?
+- Who are the primary users or stakeholders?
+- What constraints exist (time, budget, technology)?
+- What does success look like for this project?
+- What existing research or context should we consider?
+
+Load any context data provided via the data attribute.
+
+Create a clear design challenge statement.
+
+<template-output>design_challenge</template-output>
+<template-output>challenge_statement</template-output>
+</step>
+
+<step n="2" goal="EMPATHIZE - Build understanding of users">
+Guide the user through empathy-building activities. Explain in your own voice why deep empathy with users is essential before jumping to solutions.
+
+Review empathy methods from `{design_methods_file}` for the `empathize` phase and select 3-5 methods that fit the design challenge context. Consider:
+
+- Available resources and access to users
+- Time constraints
+- Type of product or service being designed
+- Depth of understanding needed
+
+Offer the selected methods with guidance on when each works best, then ask which methods the user has used or can use, or make a recommendation based on the specific challenge.
+
+Help gather and synthesize user insights:
+
+- What did users say, think, do, and feel?
+- What pain points emerged?
+- What surprised you?
+- What patterns do you see?
+
+<template-output>user_insights</template-output>
+<template-output>key_observations</template-output>
+<template-output>empathy_map</template-output>
+</step>
+
+<step n="3" goal="DEFINE - Frame the problem clearly">
+<energy-checkpoint>
+Check in: "We've gathered rich user insights. How are you feeling? Ready to synthesize them into problem statements?"
+</energy-checkpoint>
+
+Transform observations into actionable problem statements.
+
+Guide the user through problem framing:
+
+1. Create a Point of View statement: "[User type] needs [need] because [insight]"
+2. Generate "How Might We" questions that open solution space
+3. Identify key insights and opportunity areas
+
+Ask probing questions:
+
+- What's the real problem we're solving?
+- Why does this matter to users?
+- What would success look like for them?
+- What assumptions are we making?
+
+<template-output>pov_statement</template-output>
+<template-output>hmw_questions</template-output>
+<template-output>problem_insights</template-output>
+</step>
+
+<step n="4" goal="IDEATE - Generate diverse solutions">
+Facilitate creative solution generation. Explain in your own voice the importance of divergent thinking and deferring judgment during ideation.
+
+Review ideation methods from `{design_methods_file}` for the `ideate` phase and select 3-5 methods that fit the context. Consider:
+
+- Group versus individual ideation
+- Time available
+- Problem complexity
+- Team creativity comfort level
+
+Offer the selected methods with brief descriptions of when each works best.
+
+Walk through the chosen method or methods:
+
+- Generate at least 15-30 ideas
+- Build on others' ideas
+- Go for wild and practical
+- Defer judgment
+
+Help cluster and select top concepts:
+
+- Which ideas excite you most?
+- Which ideas address the core user need?
+- Which ideas are feasible given the constraints?
+- Select 2-3 ideas to prototype
+
+<template-output>ideation_methods</template-output>
+<template-output>generated_ideas</template-output>
+<template-output>top_concepts</template-output>
+</step>
+
+<step n="5" goal="PROTOTYPE - Make ideas tangible">
+<energy-checkpoint>
+Check in: "We've generated lots of ideas. How is your energy for making some of them tangible through prototyping?"
+</energy-checkpoint>
+
+Guide creation of low-fidelity prototypes for testing. Explain in your own voice why rough and quick prototypes are better than polished ones at this stage.
+
+Review prototyping methods from `{design_methods_file}` for the `prototype` phase and select 2-4 methods that fit the solution type. Consider:
+
+- Physical versus digital product
+- Service versus product
+- Available materials and tools
+- What needs to be tested
+
+Offer the selected methods with guidance on fit.
+
+Help define the prototype:
+
+- What's the minimum needed to test your assumptions?
+- What are you trying to learn?
+- What should users be able to do?
+- What can you fake versus build?
+
+<template-output>prototype_approach</template-output>
+<template-output>prototype_description</template-output>
+<template-output>features_to_test</template-output>
+</step>
+
+<step n="6" goal="TEST - Validate with users">
+Design the validation approach and capture learnings. Explain in your own voice why observing what users do matters more than what they say.
+
+Help plan testing:
+
+- Who will you test with? Aim for 5-7 users.
+- What tasks will they attempt?
+- What questions will you ask?
+- How will you capture feedback?
+
+Guide feedback collection:
+
+- What worked well?
+- Where did they struggle?
+- What surprised them, and you?
+- What questions arose?
+- What would they change?
+
+Synthesize learnings:
+
+- What assumptions were validated or invalidated?
+- What needs to change?
+- What should stay?
+- What new insights emerged?
+
+<template-output>testing_plan</template-output>
+<template-output>user_feedback</template-output>
+<template-output>key_learnings</template-output>
+</step>
+
+<step n="7" goal="Plan next iteration">
+<energy-checkpoint>
+Check in: "Great work. How is your energy for final planning and defining next steps?"
+</energy-checkpoint>
+
+Define clear next steps and success criteria.
+
+Based on testing insights:
+
+- What refinements are needed?
+- What's the priority action?
+- Who needs to be involved?
+- What sequence makes sense?
+- How will you measure success?
+
+Determine the next cycle:
+
+- Do you need more empathy work?
+- Should you reframe the problem?
+- Are you ready to refine the prototype?
+- Is it time to pilot with real users?
+
+<template-output>refinements</template-output>
+<template-output>action_items</template-output>
+<template-output>success_metrics</template-output>
+</step>
+
+</workflow>

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+---
+name: bmad-cis-innovation-strategy
+description: 'Identify disruption opportunities and architect business model innovation. Use when the user says "lets create an innovation strategy" or "I want to find disruption opportunities"'
+---
+
+Follow the instructions in [workflow.md](workflow.md).

_bmad/cis/workflows/bmad-cis-innovation-strategy/bmad-skill-manifest.yaml

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+type: skill

_bmad/cis/workflows/bmad-cis-innovation-strategy/innovation-frameworks.csv

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+category,framework_name,description,key_questions
+disruption,Disruptive Innovation Theory,Identify how new entrants use simpler cheaper solutions to overtake incumbents by serving overlooked segments,Who are non-consumers?|What's good enough for them?|What incumbent weakness exists?|How could simple beat sophisticated?|What market entry point exists?
+disruption,Jobs to be Done,Uncover customer jobs and the solutions they hire to make progress - reveals unmet needs competitors miss,What job are customers hiring this for?|What progress do they seek?|What alternatives do they use?|What frustrations exist?|What would fire this solution?
+disruption,Blue Ocean Strategy,Create uncontested market space by making competition irrelevant through value innovation,What factors can we eliminate?|What should we reduce?|What can we raise?|What should we create?|Where is the blue ocean?
+disruption,Crossing the Chasm,Navigate the gap between early adopters and mainstream market with focused beachhead strategy,Who are the innovators and early adopters?|What's our beachhead market?|What's the compelling reason to buy?|What's our whole product?|How do we cross to mainstream?
+disruption,Platform Revolution,Transform linear value chains into exponential platform ecosystems that connect producers and consumers,What network effects exist?|Who are the producers?|Who are the consumers?|What transaction do we enable?|How do we achieve critical mass?
+business_model,Business Model Canvas,Map and innovate across nine building blocks of how organizations create deliver and capture value,Who are customer segments?|What value propositions?|What channels and relationships?|What revenue streams?|What key resources activities partnerships?|What cost structure?
+business_model,Value Proposition Canvas,Design compelling value propositions that match customer jobs pains and gains with precision,What are customer jobs?|What pains do they experience?|What gains do they desire?|How do we relieve pains?|How do we create gains?|What products and services?
+business_model,Business Model Patterns,Apply proven business model patterns from other industries to your context for rapid innovation,What patterns could apply?|Subscription? Freemium? Marketplace? Razor blade? Bait and hook?|How would this change our model?
+business_model,Revenue Model Innovation,Explore alternative ways to monetize value creation beyond traditional pricing approaches,How else could we charge?|Usage based? Performance based? Subscription?|What would customers pay for differently?|What new revenue streams exist?
+business_model,Cost Structure Innovation,Redesign cost structure to enable new price points or improve margins through radical efficiency,What are our biggest costs?|What could we eliminate or automate?|What could we outsource or share?|How could we flip fixed to variable costs?
+market_analysis,TAM SAM SOM Analysis,Size market opportunity across Total Addressable Serviceable and Obtainable markets for realistic planning,What's total market size?|What can we realistically serve?|What can we obtain near-term?|What assumptions underlie these?|How fast is it growing?
+market_analysis,Five Forces Analysis,Assess industry structure and competitive dynamics to identify strategic positioning opportunities,What's supplier power?|What's buyer power?|What's competitive rivalry?|What's threat of substitutes?|What's threat of new entrants?|Where's opportunity?
+market_analysis,PESTLE Analysis,Analyze macro environmental factors - Political Economic Social Tech Legal Environmental - shaping opportunities,What political factors affect us?|Economic trends?|Social shifts?|Technology changes?|Legal requirements?|Environmental factors?|What opportunities or threats?
+market_analysis,Market Timing Assessment,Evaluate whether market conditions are right for your innovation - too early or too late both fail,What needs to be true first?|What's changing now?|Are customers ready?|Is technology mature enough?|What's the window of opportunity?
+market_analysis,Competitive Positioning Map,Visualize competitive landscape across key dimensions to identify white space and differentiation opportunities,What dimensions matter most?|Where are competitors positioned?|Where's the white space?|What's our unique position?|What's defensible?
+strategic,Three Horizons Framework,Balance portfolio across current business emerging opportunities and future possibilities for sustainable growth,What's our core business?|What emerging opportunities?|What future possibilities?|How do we invest across horizons?|What transitions are needed?
+strategic,Lean Startup Methodology,Build measure learn in rapid cycles to validate assumptions and pivot to product market fit efficiently,What's the riskiest assumption?|What's minimum viable product?|What will we measure?|What did we learn?|Build or pivot?
+strategic,Innovation Ambition Matrix,Define innovation portfolio balance across core adjacent and transformational initiatives based on risk and impact,What's core enhancement?|What's adjacent expansion?|What's transformational breakthrough?|What's our portfolio balance?|What's the right mix?
+strategic,Strategic Intent Development,Define bold aspirational goals that stretch organization beyond current capabilities to drive innovation,What's our audacious goal?|What would change our industry?|What seems impossible but valuable?|What's our moon shot?|What capability must we build?
+strategic,Scenario Planning,Explore multiple plausible futures to build robust strategies that work across different outcomes,What critical uncertainties exist?|What scenarios could unfold?|How would we respond?|What strategies work across scenarios?|What early signals to watch?
+value_chain,Value Chain Analysis,Map activities from raw materials to end customer to identify where value is created and captured,What's the full value chain?|Where's value created?|What activities are we good at?|What could we outsource?|Where could we disintermediate?
+value_chain,Unbundling Analysis,Identify opportunities to break apart integrated value chains and capture specific high-value components,What's bundled together?|What could be separated?|Where's most value?|What would customers pay for separately?|Who else could provide pieces?
+value_chain,Platform Ecosystem Design,Architect multi-sided platforms that create value through network effects and reduced transaction costs,What sides exist?|What value exchange?|How do we attract each side?|What network effects?|What's our revenue model?|How do we govern?
+value_chain,Make vs Buy Analysis,Evaluate strategic decisions about vertical integration versus outsourcing for competitive advantage,What's core competence?|What provides advantage?|What should we own?|What should we partner?|What's the risk of each?
+value_chain,Partnership Strategy,Design strategic partnerships and ecosystem plays that expand capabilities and reach efficiently,Who has complementary strengths?|What could we achieve together?|What's the value exchange?|How do we structure this?|What's governance model?
+technology,Technology Adoption Lifecycle,Understand how innovations diffuse through society from innovators to laggards to time market entry,Who are the innovators?|Who are early adopters?|What's our adoption strategy?|How do we cross chasms?|What's our current stage?
+technology,S-Curve Analysis,Identify inflection points in technology maturity and market adoption to time innovation investments,Where are we on the S-curve?|What's the next curve?|When should we jump curves?|What's the tipping point?|What should we invest in now?
+technology,Technology Roadmapping,Plan evolution of technology capabilities aligned with strategic goals and market timing,What capabilities do we need?|What's the sequence?|What dependencies exist?|What's the timeline?|Where do we invest first?
+technology,Open Innovation Strategy,Leverage external ideas technologies and paths to market to accelerate innovation beyond internal R and D,What could we source externally?|Who has relevant innovation?|How do we collaborate?|What IP strategy?|How do we integrate external innovation?
+technology,Digital Transformation Framework,Reimagine business models operations and customer experiences through digital technology enablers,What digital capabilities exist?|How could they transform our model?|What customer experience improvements?|What operational efficiencies?|What new business models?

_bmad/cis/workflows/bmad-cis-innovation-strategy/template.md

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+# Innovation Strategy: {{company_name}}
+
+**Date:** {{date}}
+**Strategist:** {{user_name}}
+**Strategic Focus:** {{strategic_focus}}
+
+---
+
+## 🎯 Strategic Context
+
+### Current Situation
+
+{{current_situation}}
+
+### Strategic Challenge
+
+{{strategic_challenge}}
+
+---
+
+## 📊 MARKET ANALYSIS
+
+### Market Landscape
+
+{{market_landscape}}
+
+### Competitive Dynamics
+
+{{competitive_dynamics}}
+
+### Market Opportunities
+
+{{market_opportunities}}
+
+### Critical Insights
+
+{{market_insights}}
+
+---
+
+## 💼 BUSINESS MODEL ANALYSIS
+
+### Current Business Model
+
+{{current_business_model}}
+
+### Value Proposition Assessment
+
+{{value_proposition}}
+
+### Revenue and Cost Structure
+
+{{revenue_cost_structure}}
+
+### Business Model Weaknesses
+
+{{model_weaknesses}}
+
+---
+
+## ⚡ DISRUPTION OPPORTUNITIES
+
+### Disruption Vectors
+
+{{disruption_vectors}}
+
+### Unmet Customer Jobs
+
+{{unmet_jobs}}
+
+### Technology Enablers
+
+{{technology_enablers}}
+
+### Strategic White Space
+
+{{strategic_whitespace}}
+
+---
+
+## 🚀 INNOVATION OPPORTUNITIES
+
+### Innovation Initiatives
+
+{{innovation_initiatives}}
+
+### Business Model Innovation
+
+{{business_model_innovation}}
+
+### Value Chain Opportunities
+
+{{value_chain_opportunities}}
+
+### Partnership and Ecosystem Plays
+
+{{partnership_opportunities}}
+
+---
+
+## 🎲 STRATEGIC OPTIONS
+
+### Option A: {{option_a_name}}
+
+{{option_a_description}}
+
+**Pros:** {{option_a_pros}}
+
+**Cons:** {{option_a_cons}}
+
+### Option B: {{option_b_name}}
+
+{{option_b_description}}
+
+**Pros:** {{option_b_pros}}
+
+**Cons:** {{option_b_cons}}
+
+### Option C: {{option_c_name}}
+
+{{option_c_description}}
+
+**Pros:** {{option_c_pros}}
+
+**Cons:** {{option_c_cons}}
+
+---
+
+## 🏆 RECOMMENDED STRATEGY
+
+### Strategic Direction
+
+{{recommended_strategy}}
+
+### Key Hypotheses to Validate
+
+{{key_hypotheses}}
+
+### Critical Success Factors
+
+{{success_factors}}
+
+---
+
+## 📋 EXECUTION ROADMAP
+
+### Phase 1: Immediate Impact
+
+{{phase_1}}
+
+### Phase 2: Foundation Building
+
+{{phase_2}}
+
+### Phase 3: Scale & Optimization
+
+{{phase_3}}
+
+---
+
+## 📈 SUCCESS METRICS
+
+### Leading Indicators
+
+{{leading_indicators}}
+
+### Lagging Indicators
+
+{{lagging_indicators}}
+
+### Decision Gates
+
+{{decision_gates}}
+
+---
+
+## ⚠️ RISKS AND MITIGATION
+
+### Key Risks
+
+{{key_risks}}
+
+### Mitigation Strategies
+
+{{risk_mitigation}}
+
+---
+
+_Generated using BMAD Creative Intelligence Suite - Innovation Strategy Workflow_

_bmad/cis/workflows/bmad-cis-innovation-strategy/workflow.md

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+---
+name: bmad-cis-innovation-strategy
+description: 'Identify disruption opportunities and architect business model innovation. Use when the user says "lets create an innovation strategy" or "I want to find disruption opportunities"'
+standalone: true
+main_config: '{project-root}/_bmad/cis/config.yaml'
+---
+
+# Innovation Strategy Workflow
+
+**Goal:** Identify disruption opportunities and architect business model innovation through rigorous market analysis, option development, and execution planning.
+
+**Your Role:** You are a strategic innovation advisor. Demand brutal truth about market realities, challenge assumptions ruthlessly, balance bold vision with pragmatic execution, and never give time estimates.
+
+---
+
+## INITIALIZATION
+
+### Configuration Loading
+
+Load config from `{main_config}` and resolve:
+
+- `output_folder`
+- `user_name`
+- `communication_language`
+- `date` as the system-generated current datetime
+
+### Paths
+
+- `skill_path` = `{project-root}/_bmad/cis/workflows/bmad-cis-innovation-strategy`
+- `template_file` = `./template.md`
+- `innovation_frameworks_file` = `./innovation-frameworks.csv`
+- `default_output_file` = `{output_folder}/innovation-strategy-{date}.md`
+
+### Inputs
+
+- If the caller provides context via the data attribute, load it before Step 1 and use it to ground the session.
+- Load and understand the full contents of `{innovation_frameworks_file}` before Step 2.
+- Use `{template_file}` as the structure when writing `{default_output_file}`.
+
+### Behavioral Constraints
+
+- Do not give time estimates.
+- After every `<template-output>`, immediately save the current artifact to `{default_output_file}`, show a clear checkpoint separator, display the generated content, present options `[a] Advanced Elicitation`, `[c] Continue`, `[p] Party-Mode`, `[y] YOLO`, and wait for the user's response before proceeding.
+
+### Facilitation Principles
+
+- Demand brutal truth about market realities before innovation exploration.
+- Challenge assumptions ruthlessly; comfortable illusions kill strategies.
+- Balance bold vision with pragmatic execution.
+- Focus on sustainable competitive advantage, not clever features.
+- Push for evidence-based decisions over hopeful guesses.
+- Celebrate strategic clarity when achieved.
+
+---
+
+## EXECUTION
+
+<workflow>
+
+<step n="1" goal="Establish strategic context">
+Understand the strategic situation and objectives:
+
+Ask the user:
+
+- What company or business are we analyzing?
+- What's driving this strategic exploration? (market pressure, new opportunity, plateau, etc.)
+- What's your current business model in brief?
+- What constraints or boundaries exist? (resources, timeline, regulatory)
+- What would breakthrough success look like?
+
+Load any context data provided via the data attribute.
+
+Synthesize into clear strategic framing.
+
+<template-output>company_name</template-output>
+<template-output>strategic_focus</template-output>
+<template-output>current_situation</template-output>
+<template-output>strategic_challenge</template-output>
+</step>
+
+<step n="2" goal="Analyze market landscape and competitive dynamics">
+Conduct thorough market analysis using strategic frameworks. Explain in your own voice why unflinching clarity about market realities must precede innovation exploration.
+
+Review market analysis frameworks from `{innovation_frameworks_file}` (category: market_analysis) and select 2-4 most relevant to the strategic context. Consider:
+
+- Stage of business (startup vs established)
+- Industry maturity
+- Available market data
+- Strategic priorities
+
+Offer selected frameworks with guidance on what each reveals. Common options:
+
+- **TAM SAM SOM Analysis** - For sizing opportunity
+- **Five Forces Analysis** - For industry structure
+- **Competitive Positioning Map** - For differentiation analysis
+- **Market Timing Assessment** - For innovation timing
+
+Key questions to explore:
+
+- What market segments exist and how are they evolving?
+- Who are the real competitors (including non-obvious ones)?
+- What substitutes threaten your value proposition?
+- What's changing in the market that creates opportunity or threat?
+- Where are customers underserved or overserved?
+
+<template-output>market_landscape</template-output>
+<template-output>competitive_dynamics</template-output>
+<template-output>market_opportunities</template-output>
+<template-output>market_insights</template-output>
+</step>
+
+<step n="3" goal="Analyze current business model">
+<energy-checkpoint>
+Check in: "We've covered market landscape. How's your energy? This next part - deconstructing your business model - requires honest self-assessment. Ready?"
+</energy-checkpoint>
+
+Deconstruct the existing business model to identify strengths and weaknesses. Explain in your own voice why understanding current model vulnerabilities is essential before innovation.
+
+Review business model frameworks from `{innovation_frameworks_file}` (category: business_model) and select 2-3 appropriate for the business type. Consider:
+
+- Business maturity (early stage vs mature)
+- Complexity of model
+- Key strategic questions
+
+Offer selected frameworks. Common options:
+
+- **Business Model Canvas** - For comprehensive mapping
+- **Value Proposition Canvas** - For product-market fit
+- **Revenue Model Innovation** - For monetization analysis
+- **Cost Structure Innovation** - For efficiency opportunities
+
+Critical questions:
+
+- Who are you really serving and what jobs are they hiring you for?
+- How do you create, deliver, and capture value today?
+- What's your defensible competitive advantage (be honest)?
+- Where is your model vulnerable to disruption?
+- What assumptions underpin your model that might be wrong?
+
+<template-output>current_business_model</template-output>
+<template-output>value_proposition</template-output>
+<template-output>revenue_cost_structure</template-output>
+<template-output>model_weaknesses</template-output>
+</step>
+
+<step n="4" goal="Identify disruption opportunities">
+Hunt for disruption vectors and strategic openings. Explain in your own voice what makes disruption different from incremental innovation.
+
+Review disruption frameworks from `{innovation_frameworks_file}` (category: disruption) and select 2-3 most applicable. Consider:
+
+- Industry disruption potential
+- Customer job analysis needs
+- Platform opportunity existence
+
+Offer selected frameworks with context. Common options:
+
+- **Disruptive Innovation Theory** - For finding overlooked segments
+- **Jobs to be Done** - For unmet needs analysis
+- **Blue Ocean Strategy** - For uncontested market space
+- **Platform Revolution** - For network effect plays
+
+Provocative questions:
+
+- Who are the NON-consumers you could serve?
+- What customer jobs are massively underserved?
+- What would be "good enough" for a new segment?
+- What technology enablers create sudden strategic openings?
+- Where could you make the competition irrelevant?
+
+<template-output>disruption_vectors</template-output>
+<template-output>unmet_jobs</template-output>
+<template-output>technology_enablers</template-output>
+<template-output>strategic_whitespace</template-output>
+</step>
+
+<step n="5" goal="Generate innovation opportunities">
+<energy-checkpoint>
+Check in: "We've identified disruption vectors. How are you feeling? Ready to generate concrete innovation opportunities?"
+</energy-checkpoint>
+
+Develop concrete innovation options across multiple vectors. Explain in your own voice the importance of exploring multiple innovation paths before committing.
+
+Review strategic and value_chain frameworks from `{innovation_frameworks_file}` (categories: strategic, value_chain) and select 2-4 that fit the strategic context. Consider:
+
+- Innovation ambition (core vs transformational)
+- Value chain position
+- Partnership opportunities
+
+Offer selected frameworks. Common options:
+
+- **Three Horizons Framework** - For portfolio balance
+- **Value Chain Analysis** - For activity selection
+- **Partnership Strategy** - For ecosystem thinking
+- **Business Model Patterns** - For proven approaches
+
+Generate 5-10 specific innovation opportunities addressing:
+
+- Business model innovations (how you create/capture value)
+- Value chain innovations (what activities you own)
+- Partnership and ecosystem opportunities
+- Technology-enabled transformations
+
+<template-output>innovation_initiatives</template-output>
+<template-output>business_model_innovation</template-output>
+<template-output>value_chain_opportunities</template-output>
+<template-output>partnership_opportunities</template-output>
+</step>
+
+<step n="6" goal="Develop and evaluate strategic options">
+Synthesize insights into 3 distinct strategic options.
+
+For each option:
+
+- Clear description of strategic direction
+- Business model implications
+- Competitive positioning
+- Resource requirements
+- Key risks and dependencies
+- Expected outcomes and timeline
+
+Evaluate each option against:
+
+- Strategic fit with capabilities
+- Market timing and readiness
+- Competitive defensibility
+- Resource feasibility
+- Risk vs reward profile
+
+<template-output>option_a_name</template-output>
+<template-output>option_a_description</template-output>
+<template-output>option_a_pros</template-output>
+<template-output>option_a_cons</template-output>
+<template-output>option_b_name</template-output>
+<template-output>option_b_description</template-output>
+<template-output>option_b_pros</template-output>
+<template-output>option_b_cons</template-output>
+<template-output>option_c_name</template-output>
+<template-output>option_c_description</template-output>
+<template-output>option_c_pros</template-output>
+<template-output>option_c_cons</template-output>
+</step>
+
+<step n="7" goal="Recommend strategic direction">
+Make bold recommendation with clear rationale.
+
+Synthesize into recommended strategy:
+
+- Which option (or combination) is recommended?
+- Why this direction over alternatives?
+- What makes you confident (and what scares you)?
+- What hypotheses MUST be validated first?
+- What would cause you to pivot or abandon?
+
+Define critical success factors:
+
+- What capabilities must be built or acquired?
+- What partnerships are essential?
+- What market conditions must hold?
+- What execution excellence is required?
+
+<template-output>recommended_strategy</template-output>
+<template-output>key_hypotheses</template-output>
+<template-output>success_factors</template-output>
+</step>
+
+<step n="8" goal="Build execution roadmap">
+<energy-checkpoint>
+Check in: "We've got the strategy direction. How's your energy for the execution planning - turning strategy into actionable roadmap?"
+</energy-checkpoint>
+
+Create phased roadmap with clear milestones.
+
+Structure in three phases:
+
+- **Phase 1 - Immediate Impact**: Quick wins, hypothesis validation, initial momentum
+- **Phase 2 - Foundation Building**: Capability development, market entry, systematic growth
+- **Phase 3 - Scale & Optimization**: Market expansion, efficiency gains, competitive positioning
+
+For each phase:
+
+- Key initiatives and deliverables
+- Resource requirements
+- Success metrics
+- Decision gates
+
+<template-output>phase_1</template-output>
+<template-output>phase_2</template-output>
+<template-output>phase_3</template-output>
+</step>
+
+<step n="9" goal="Define metrics and risk mitigation">
+Establish measurement framework and risk management.
+
+Define success metrics:
+
+- **Leading indicators** - Early signals of strategy working (engagement, adoption, efficiency)
+- **Lagging indicators** - Business outcomes (revenue, market share, profitability)
+- **Decision gates** - Go/no-go criteria at key milestones
+
+Identify and mitigate key risks:
+
+- What could kill this strategy?
+- What assumptions might be wrong?
+- What competitive responses could occur?
+- How do we de-risk systematically?
+- What's our backup plan?
+
+<template-output>leading_indicators</template-output>
+<template-output>lagging_indicators</template-output>
+<template-output>decision_gates</template-output>
+<template-output>key_risks</template-output>
+<template-output>risk_mitigation</template-output>
+</step>
+
+</workflow>

_bmad/cis/workflows/bmad-cis-problem-solving/SKILL.md

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+---
+name: bmad-cis-problem-solving
+description: 'Apply systematic problem-solving methodologies to complex challenges. Use when the user says "guide me through structured problem solving" or "I want to crack this challenge with guided problem solving techniques"'
+---
+
+Follow the instructions in [workflow.md](workflow.md).

_bmad/cis/workflows/bmad-cis-problem-solving/bmad-skill-manifest.yaml

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+type: skill

_bmad/cis/workflows/bmad-cis-problem-solving/solving-methods.csv

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+category,method_name,description,facilitation_prompts
+diagnosis,Five Whys Root Cause,Drill down through layers of symptoms to uncover true root cause by asking why five times,Why did this happen?|Why is that the case?|Why does that occur?|What's beneath that?|What's the root cause?
+diagnosis,Fishbone Diagram,Map all potential causes across categories - people process materials equipment environment - to systematically explore cause space,What people factors contribute?|What process issues?|What material problems?|What equipment factors?|What environmental conditions?
+diagnosis,Problem Statement Refinement,Transform vague complaints into precise actionable problem statements that focus solution effort,What exactly is wrong?|Who is affected and how?|When and where does it occur?|What's the gap between current and desired?|What makes this a problem?
+diagnosis,Is/Is Not Analysis,Define problem boundaries by contrasting where problem exists vs doesn't exist to narrow investigation,Where does problem occur?|Where doesn't it?|When does it happen?|When doesn't it?|Who experiences it?|Who doesn't?|What pattern emerges?
+diagnosis,Systems Thinking,Map interconnected system elements feedback loops and leverage points to understand complex problem dynamics,What are system components?|What relationships exist?|What feedback loops?|What delays occur?|Where are leverage points?
+analysis,Force Field Analysis,Identify driving forces pushing toward solution and restraining forces blocking progress to plan interventions,What forces drive toward solution?|What forces resist change?|Which are strongest?|Which can we influence?|What's the strategy?
+analysis,Pareto Analysis,Apply 80/20 rule to identify vital few causes creating majority of impact worth solving first,What causes exist?|What's the frequency or impact of each?|What's the cumulative impact?|What vital few drive 80%?|Focus where?
+analysis,Gap Analysis,Compare current state to desired state across multiple dimensions to identify specific improvement needs,What's current state?|What's desired state?|What gaps exist?|How big are gaps?|What causes gaps?|Priority focus?
+analysis,Constraint Identification,Find the bottleneck limiting system performance using Theory of Constraints thinking,What's the constraint?|What limits throughput?|What should we optimize?|What happens if we elevate constraint?|What's next constraint?
+analysis,Failure Mode Analysis,Anticipate how solutions could fail and engineer preventions before problems occur,What could go wrong?|What's likelihood?|What's impact?|How do we prevent?|How do we detect early?|What's mitigation?
+synthesis,TRIZ Contradiction Matrix,Resolve technical contradictions using 40 inventive principles from pattern analysis of patents,What improves?|What worsens?|What's the contradiction?|What principles apply?|How to resolve?
+synthesis,Lateral Thinking Techniques,Use provocative operations and random entry to break pattern-thinking and access novel solutions,Make a provocation|Challenge assumptions|Use random stimulus|Escape dominant ideas|Generate alternatives
+synthesis,Morphological Analysis,Systematically explore all combinations of solution parameters to find non-obvious optimal configurations,What are key parameters?|What options exist for each?|Try different combinations|What patterns emerge?|What's optimal?
+synthesis,Biomimicry Problem Solving,Learn from nature's 3.8 billion years of R and D to find elegant solutions to engineering challenges,How does nature solve this?|What biological analogy?|What principles transfer?|How to adapt?
+synthesis,Synectics Method,Make strange familiar and familiar strange through analogies to spark creative problem-solving breakthrough,What's this like?|How are they similar?|What metaphor fits?|What does that suggest?|What insight emerges?
+evaluation,Decision Matrix,Systematically evaluate solution options against weighted criteria for objective selection,What are options?|What criteria matter?|What weights?|Rate each option|Calculate scores|What wins?
+evaluation,Cost Benefit Analysis,Quantify expected costs and benefits of solution options to support rational investment decisions,What are costs?|What are benefits?|Quantify each|What's payback period?|What's ROI?|What's recommended?
+evaluation,Risk Assessment Matrix,Evaluate solution risks across likelihood and impact dimensions to prioritize mitigation efforts,What could go wrong?|What's probability?|What's impact?|Plot on matrix|What's risk score?|Mitigation plan?
+evaluation,Pilot Testing Protocol,Design small-scale experiments to validate solutions before full implementation commitment,What will we test?|What's success criteria?|What's the test plan?|What data to collect?|What did we learn?|Scale or pivot?
+evaluation,Feasibility Study,Assess technical operational financial and schedule feasibility of solution options,Is it technically possible?|Operationally viable?|Financially sound?|Schedule realistic?|Overall feasibility?
+implementation,PDCA Cycle,Plan Do Check Act iteratively to implement solutions with continuous learning and adjustment,What's the plan?|Execute plan|Check results|What worked?|What didn't?|Adjust and repeat
+implementation,Gantt Chart Planning,Visualize project timeline with tasks dependencies and milestones for execution clarity,What are tasks?|What sequence?|What dependencies?|What's the timeline?|Who's responsible?|What milestones?
+implementation,Stakeholder Mapping,Identify all affected parties and plan engagement strategy to build support and manage resistance,Who's affected?|What's their interest?|What's their influence?|What's engagement strategy?|How to communicate?
+implementation,Change Management Protocol,Systematically manage organizational and human dimensions of solution implementation,What's changing?|Who's impacted?|What resistance expected?|How to communicate?|How to support transition?|How to sustain?
+implementation,Monitoring Dashboard,Create visual tracking system for key metrics to ensure solution delivers expected results,What metrics matter?|What targets?|How to measure?|How to visualize?|What triggers action?|Review frequency?
+creative,Assumption Busting,Identify and challenge underlying assumptions to open new solution possibilities,What are we assuming?|What if opposite were true?|What if assumption removed?|What becomes possible?
+creative,Random Word Association,Use random stimuli to force brain into unexpected connection patterns revealing novel solutions,Pick random word|How does it relate?|What connections emerge?|What ideas does it spark?|Make it relevant
+creative,Reverse Brainstorming,Flip problem to how to cause or worsen it then reverse insights to find solutions,How could we cause this problem?|How make it worse?|What would guarantee failure?|Now reverse insights|What solutions emerge?
+creative,Six Thinking Hats,Explore problem from six perspectives - facts emotions benefits risks creativity process - for comprehensive view,White facts?|Red feelings?|Yellow benefits?|Black risks?|Green alternatives?|Blue process?
+creative,SCAMPER for Problems,Apply seven problem-solving lenses - Substitute Combine Adapt Modify Purposes Eliminate Reverse,What to substitute?|What to combine?|What to adapt?|What to modify?|Other purposes?|What to eliminate?|What to reverse?

_bmad/cis/workflows/bmad-cis-problem-solving/template.md

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+# Problem Solving Session: {{problem_title}}
+
+**Date:** {{date}}
+**Problem Solver:** {{user_name}}
+**Problem Category:** {{problem_category}}
+
+---
+
+## 🎯 PROBLEM DEFINITION
+
+### Initial Problem Statement
+
+{{initial_problem}}
+
+### Refined Problem Statement
+
+{{refined_problem_statement}}
+
+### Problem Context
+
+{{problem_context}}
+
+### Success Criteria
+
+{{success_criteria}}
+
+---
+
+## 🔍 DIAGNOSIS AND ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS
+
+### Problem Boundaries (Is/Is Not)
+
+{{problem_boundaries}}
+
+### Root Cause Analysis
+
+{{root_cause_analysis}}
+
+### Contributing Factors
+
+{{contributing_factors}}
+
+### System Dynamics
+
+{{system_dynamics}}
+
+---
+
+## 📊 ANALYSIS
+
+### Force Field Analysis
+
+**Driving Forces (Supporting Solution):**
+{{driving_forces}}
+
+**Restraining Forces (Blocking Solution):**
+{{restraining_forces}}
+
+### Constraint Identification
+
+{{constraints}}
+
+### Key Insights
+
+{{key_insights}}
+
+---
+
+## 💡 SOLUTION GENERATION
+
+### Methods Used
+
+{{solution_methods}}
+
+### Generated Solutions
+
+{{generated_solutions}}
+
+### Creative Alternatives
+
+{{creative_alternatives}}
+
+---
+
+## ⚖️ SOLUTION EVALUATION
+
+### Evaluation Criteria
+
+{{evaluation_criteria}}
+
+### Solution Analysis
+
+{{solution_analysis}}
+
+### Recommended Solution
+
+{{recommended_solution}}
+
+### Rationale
+
+{{solution_rationale}}
+
+---
+
+## 🚀 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
+
+### Implementation Approach
+
+{{implementation_approach}}
+
+### Action Steps
+
+{{action_steps}}
+
+### Timeline and Milestones
+
+{{timeline}}
+
+### Resource Requirements
+
+{{resources_needed}}
+
+### Responsible Parties
+
+{{responsible_parties}}
+
+---
+
+## 📈 MONITORING AND VALIDATION
+
+### Success Metrics
+
+{{success_metrics}}
+
+### Validation Plan
+
+{{validation_plan}}
+
+### Risk Mitigation
+
+{{risk_mitigation}}
+
+### Adjustment Triggers
+
+{{adjustment_triggers}}
+
+---
+
+## 📝 LESSONS LEARNED
+
+### Key Learnings
+
+{{key_learnings}}
+
+### What Worked
+
+{{what_worked}}
+
+### What to Avoid
+
+{{what_to_avoid}}
+
+---
+
+_Generated using BMAD Creative Intelligence Suite - Problem Solving Workflow_

_bmad/cis/workflows/bmad-cis-problem-solving/workflow.md

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+---
+name: bmad-cis-problem-solving
+description: 'Apply systematic problem-solving methodologies to complex challenges. Use when the user says "guide me through structured problem solving" or "I want to crack this challenge with guided problem solving techniques"'
+standalone: true
+main_config: '{project-root}/_bmad/cis/config.yaml'
+---
+
+# Problem Solving Workflow
+
+**Goal:** Diagnose complex problems systematically, identify root causes, generate solutions, and produce an actionable implementation and validation plan.
+
+**Your Role:** You are a systematic problem-solving facilitator. Guide diagnosis before solutions, reveal patterns and root causes, balance rigor with momentum, and never give time estimates.
+
+---
+
+## INITIALIZATION
+
+### Configuration Loading
+
+Load config from `{main_config}` and resolve:
+
+- `output_folder`
+- `user_name`
+- `communication_language`
+- `date` as the system-generated current datetime
+
+### Paths
+
+- `skill_path` = `{project-root}/_bmad/cis/workflows/bmad-cis-problem-solving`
+- `template_file` = `./template.md`
+- `solving_methods_file` = `./solving-methods.csv`
+- `default_output_file` = `{output_folder}/problem-solution-{date}.md`
+
+### Inputs
+
+- If the caller provides context via the data attribute, load it before Step 1 and use it to ground the session.
+- Load and understand the full contents of `{solving_methods_file}` before Step 1.
+- Use `{template_file}` as the structure when writing `{default_output_file}`.
+
+### Behavioral Constraints
+
+- Do not give time estimates.
+- After every `<template-output>`, immediately save the current artifact to `{default_output_file}`, show a clear checkpoint separator, display the generated content, present options `[a] Advanced Elicitation`, `[c] Continue`, `[p] Party-Mode`, `[y] YOLO`, and wait for the user's response before proceeding.
+
+### Facilitation Principles
+
+- Guide through diagnosis before jumping to solutions.
+- Ask questions that reveal patterns and root causes.
+- Help them think systematically, not do thinking for them.
+- Balance rigor with momentum - don't get stuck in analysis.
+- Celebrate insights when they emerge.
+- Monitor energy - problem-solving is mentally intensive.
+
+---
+
+## EXECUTION
+
+<workflow>
+
+<step n="1" goal="Define and refine the problem">
+Establish clear problem definition before jumping to solutions. Explain in your own voice why precise problem framing matters before diving into solutions.
+
+Load any context data provided via the data attribute.
+
+Gather problem information by asking:
+
+- What problem are you trying to solve?
+- How did you first notice this problem?
+- Who is experiencing this problem?
+- When and where does it occur?
+- What's the impact or cost of this problem?
+- What would success look like?
+
+Reference the **Problem Statement Refinement** method from `{solving_methods_file}` to guide transformation of vague complaints into precise statements. Focus on:
+
+- What EXACTLY is wrong?
+- What's the gap between current and desired state?
+- What makes this a problem worth solving?
+
+<template-output>problem_title</template-output>
+<template-output>problem_category</template-output>
+<template-output>initial_problem</template-output>
+<template-output>refined_problem_statement</template-output>
+<template-output>problem_context</template-output>
+<template-output>success_criteria</template-output>
+</step>
+
+<step n="2" goal="Diagnose and bound the problem">
+Use systematic diagnosis to understand problem scope and patterns. Explain in your own voice why mapping boundaries reveals important clues.
+
+Reference **Is/Is Not Analysis** method from `{solving_methods_file}` and guide the user through:
+
+- Where DOES the problem occur? Where DOESN'T it?
+- When DOES it happen? When DOESN'T it?
+- Who IS affected? Who ISN'T?
+- What IS the problem? What ISN'T it?
+
+Help identify patterns that emerge from these boundaries.
+
+<template-output>problem_boundaries</template-output>
+</step>
+
+<step n="3" goal="Conduct root cause analysis">
+Drill down to true root causes rather than treating symptoms. Explain in your own voice the distinction between symptoms and root causes.
+
+Review diagnosis methods from `{solving_methods_file}` (category: diagnosis) and select 2-3 methods that fit the problem type. Offer these to the user with brief descriptions of when each works best.
+
+Common options include:
+
+- **Five Whys Root Cause** - Good for linear cause chains
+- **Fishbone Diagram** - Good for complex multi-factor problems
+- **Systems Thinking** - Good for interconnected dynamics
+
+Walk through chosen method(s) to identify:
+
+- What are the immediate symptoms?
+- What causes those symptoms?
+- What causes those causes? (Keep drilling)
+- What's the root cause we must address?
+- What system dynamics are at play?
+
+<template-output>root_cause_analysis</template-output>
+<template-output>contributing_factors</template-output>
+<template-output>system_dynamics</template-output>
+</step>
+
+<step n="4" goal="Analyze forces and constraints">
+Understand what's driving toward and resisting solution.
+
+Apply **Force Field Analysis**:
+
+- What forces drive toward solving this? (motivation, resources, support)
+- What forces resist solving this? (inertia, cost, complexity, politics)
+- Which forces are strongest?
+- Which can we influence?
+
+Apply **Constraint Identification**:
+
+- What's the primary constraint or bottleneck?
+- What limits our solution space?
+- What constraints are real vs assumed?
+
+Synthesize key insights from analysis.
+
+<template-output>driving_forces</template-output>
+<template-output>restraining_forces</template-output>
+<template-output>constraints</template-output>
+<template-output>key_insights</template-output>
+</step>
+
+<step n="5" goal="Generate solution options">
+<energy-checkpoint>
+Check in: "We've done solid diagnostic work. How's your energy? Ready to shift into solution generation, or want a quick break?"
+</energy-checkpoint>
+
+Create diverse solution alternatives using creative and systematic methods. Explain in your own voice the shift from analysis to synthesis and why we need multiple options before converging.
+
+Review solution generation methods from `{solving_methods_file}` (categories: synthesis, creative) and select 2-4 methods that fit the problem context. Consider:
+
+- Problem complexity (simple vs complex)
+- User preference (systematic vs creative)
+- Time constraints
+- Technical vs organizational problem
+
+Offer selected methods to user with guidance on when each works best. Common options:
+
+- **Systematic approaches:** TRIZ, Morphological Analysis, Biomimicry
+- **Creative approaches:** Lateral Thinking, Assumption Busting, Reverse Brainstorming
+
+Walk through 2-3 chosen methods to generate:
+
+- 10-15 solution ideas minimum
+- Mix of incremental and breakthrough approaches
+- Include "wild" ideas that challenge assumptions
+
+<template-output>solution_methods</template-output>
+<template-output>generated_solutions</template-output>
+<template-output>creative_alternatives</template-output>
+</step>
+
+<step n="6" goal="Evaluate and select solution">
+Systematically evaluate options to select optimal approach. Explain in your own voice why objective evaluation against criteria matters.
+
+Work with user to define evaluation criteria relevant to their context. Common criteria:
+
+- Effectiveness - Will it solve the root cause?
+- Feasibility - Can we actually do this?
+- Cost - What's the investment required?
+- Time - How long to implement?
+- Risk - What could go wrong?
+- Other criteria specific to their situation
+
+Review evaluation methods from `{solving_methods_file}` (category: evaluation) and select 1-2 that fit the situation. Options include:
+
+- **Decision Matrix** - Good for comparing multiple options across criteria
+- **Cost Benefit Analysis** - Good when financial impact is key
+- **Risk Assessment Matrix** - Good when risk is the primary concern
+
+Apply chosen method(s) and recommend solution with clear rationale:
+
+- Which solution is optimal and why?
+- What makes you confident?
+- What concerns remain?
+- What assumptions are you making?
+
+<template-output>evaluation_criteria</template-output>
+<template-output>solution_analysis</template-output>
+<template-output>recommended_solution</template-output>
+<template-output>solution_rationale</template-output>
+</step>
+
+<step n="7" goal="Plan implementation">
+Create detailed implementation plan with clear actions and ownership. Explain in your own voice why solutions without implementation plans remain theoretical.
+
+Define implementation approach:
+
+- What's the overall strategy? (pilot, phased rollout, big bang)
+- What's the timeline?
+- Who needs to be involved?
+
+Create action plan:
+
+- What are specific action steps?
+- What sequence makes sense?
+- What dependencies exist?
+- Who's responsible for each?
+- What resources are needed?
+
+Reference **PDCA Cycle** and other implementation methods from `{solving_methods_file}` (category: implementation) to guide iterative thinking:
+
+- How will we Plan, Do, Check, Act iteratively?
+- What milestones mark progress?
+- When do we check and adjust?
+
+<template-output>implementation_approach</template-output>
+<template-output>action_steps</template-output>
+<template-output>timeline</template-output>
+<template-output>resources_needed</template-output>
+<template-output>responsible_parties</template-output>
+</step>
+
+<step n="8" goal="Establish monitoring and validation">
+<energy-checkpoint>
+Check in: "Almost there! How's your energy for the final planning piece - setting up metrics and validation?"
+</energy-checkpoint>
+
+Define how you'll know the solution is working and what to do if it's not.
+
+Create monitoring dashboard:
+
+- What metrics indicate success?
+- What targets or thresholds?
+- How will you measure?
+- How frequently will you review?
+
+Plan validation:
+
+- How will you validate solution effectiveness?
+- What evidence will prove it works?
+- What pilot testing is needed?
+
+Identify risks and mitigation:
+
+- What could go wrong during implementation?
+- How will you prevent or detect issues early?
+- What's plan B if this doesn't work?
+- What triggers adjustment or pivot?
+
+<template-output>success_metrics</template-output>
+<template-output>validation_plan</template-output>
+<template-output>risk_mitigation</template-output>
+<template-output>adjustment_triggers</template-output>
+</step>
+
+<step n="9" goal="Capture lessons learned" optional="true">
+Reflect on problem-solving process to improve future efforts.
+
+Facilitate reflection:
+
+- What worked well in this process?
+- What would you do differently?
+- What insights surprised you?
+- What patterns or principles emerged?
+- What will you remember for next time?
+
+<template-output>key_learnings</template-output>
+<template-output>what_worked</template-output>
+<template-output>what_to_avoid</template-output>
+</step>
+
+</workflow>

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+---
+name: bmad-cis-storytelling
+description: 'Craft compelling narratives using story frameworks. Use when the user says "help me with storytelling" or "I want to create a narrative through storytelling"'
+---
+
+Follow the instructions in [workflow.md](workflow.md).

_bmad/cis/workflows/bmad-cis-storytelling/bmad-skill-manifest.yaml

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+type: skill

_bmad/cis/workflows/bmad-cis-storytelling/story-types.csv

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+category,story_type,name,description,key_questions
+transformation,hero-journey,Hero's Journey,Classic transformation arc following protagonist through adventure and return with wisdom,Who is the hero?|What's their ordinary world?|What call disrupts their world?|What trials do they face?|How are they transformed?
+transformation,pixar-spine,Pixar Story Spine,Emotional narrative structure using once upon a time framework that builds tension to resolution,Once upon a time what?|Every day what happened?|Until one day what changed?|Because of that what?|Until finally how resolved?
+transformation,customer-journey,Customer Journey,Narrative following customer transformation from pain point through solution to success,What was the before struggle?|What discovery moment occurred?|How did they implement?|What transformation happened?|What's their new reality?
+transformation,challenge-overcome,Challenge Overcome,Dramatic structure centered on confronting and conquering significant obstacles,What obstacle blocked progress?|How did stakes escalate?|What was the darkest moment?|What breakthrough occurred?|What was learned?
+transformation,character-arc,Character Arc,Personal evolution story showing growth through experience and struggle,Who are they at start?|What forces change?|What do they resist?|What breakthrough shifts them?|Who have they become?
+strategic,brand-story,Brand Story,Authentic narrative communicating brand values mission and unique market position,What sparked this brand?|What core values drive it?|How does it impact customers?|What makes it different?|Where is it heading?
+strategic,vision-narrative,Vision Narrative,Future-focused story painting vivid picture of desired state and path to get there,What's the current reality?|What opportunity emerges?|What's the bold vision?|What's the strategic path?|What does transformed future look like?
+strategic,origin-story,Origin Story,Foundational narrative explaining how something came to be and why it matters today,What was the spark moment?|What early struggles occurred?|What key breakthrough happened?|How did it evolve?|What's the current mission?
+strategic,positioning-story,Positioning Story,Narrative establishing unique market position and competitive differentiation,What market gap exists?|How are you uniquely qualified?|What makes your approach different?|Why should audience care?|What future do you enable?
+strategic,culture-story,Culture Story,Internal narrative defining organizational values behaviors and identity,What principles guide decisions?|What behaviors exemplify culture?|What stories illustrate values?|How do people experience it?|What culture are you building?
+persuasive,pitch-narrative,Pitch Narrative,Compelling story structure designed to inspire action investment or partnership,What problem landscape exists?|What's your vision for solution?|What proof validates approach?|What's the opportunity size?|What action do you want?
+persuasive,sales-story,Sales Story,Customer-centric narrative demonstrating value and building desire for solution,What pain do they feel?|How do you understand it?|What solution transforms situation?|What results can they expect?|What's the path forward?
+persuasive,change-story,Change Story,Narrative making case for transformation and mobilizing people through transition,Why can't we stay here?|What does better look like?|What's at stake if we don't?|How do we get there?|What's in it for them?
+persuasive,fundraising-story,Fundraising Story,Emotionally compelling narrative connecting donor values to mission impact,What problem breaks hearts?|What solution creates hope?|What impact will investment make?|Why is this urgent?|How can they help?
+persuasive,advocacy-story,Advocacy Story,Story galvanizing support for cause movement or policy change,What injustice demands attention?|Who is affected and how?|What change is needed?|What happens if we act?|How can they join?
+analytical,data-story,Data Storytelling,Transform data insights into compelling narrative with clear actionable takeaways,What context is needed?|What data reveals insight?|What patterns explain it?|So what why does it matter?|What actions should follow?
+analytical,case-study,Case Study,Detailed narrative documenting real-world application results and learnings,What was the situation?|What approach was taken?|What challenges emerged?|What results were achieved?|What lessons transfer?
+analytical,research-story,Research Narrative,Story structure presenting research findings in accessible engaging way,What question drove research?|How was it investigated?|What did you discover?|What does it mean?|What are implications?
+analytical,insight-narrative,Insight Narrative,Narrative revealing non-obvious truth or pattern that shifts understanding,What did everyone assume?|What did you notice?|What deeper pattern emerged?|Why does it matter?|What should change?
+analytical,process-story,Process Story,Behind-the-scenes narrative showing how something was made or accomplished,What was being created?|What approach was chosen?|What challenges arose?|How were they solved?|What was learned?
+emotional,hook-driven,Hook Driven,Story structure maximizing emotional engagement through powerful opening and touchpoints,What surprising fact opens?|What urgent question emerges?|Where are emotional peaks?|What creates relatability?|What payoff satisfies?
+emotional,conflict-resolution,Conflict Resolution,Narrative centered on tension building and satisfying resolution of core conflict,What's the central conflict?|Who wants what and why?|What prevents resolution?|How does tension escalate?|How is it resolved?
+emotional,empathy-story,Empathy Story,Story designed to create emotional connection and understanding of other perspectives,Whose perspective are we taking?|What do they experience?|What do they feel?|Why should audience care?|What common ground exists?
+emotional,human-interest,Human Interest,Personal story highlighting universal human experiences and emotions,Who is at the center?|What personal stakes exist?|What universal themes emerge?|What emotional journey occurs?|What makes it relatable?
+emotional,vulnerable-story,Vulnerable Story,Authentic personal narrative sharing struggle failure or raw truth to build connection,What truth is hard to share?|What struggle was faced?|What was learned?|Why share this now?|What hope does it offer?

_bmad/cis/workflows/bmad-cis-storytelling/template.md

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+# Story Output
+
+**Created:** {{date}}
+**Storyteller:** {{agent_role}} {{agent_name}}
+**Author:** {{user_name}}
+
+## Story Information
+
+**Story Type:** {{story_type}}
+
+**Framework Used:** {{framework_name}}
+
+**Purpose:** {{story_purpose}}
+
+**Target Audience:** {{target_audience}}
+
+## Story Structure
+
+### Opening Hook
+
+{{opening_hook}}
+
+### Core Narrative
+
+{{core_narrative}}
+
+### Key Story Beats
+
+{{story_beats}}
+
+### Emotional Arc
+
+{{emotional_arc}}
+
+### Resolution/Call to Action
+
+{{resolution}}
+
+## Complete Story
+
+{{complete_story}}
+
+## Story Elements Analysis
+
+### Character/Voice
+
+{{character_voice}}
+
+### Conflict/Tension
+
+{{conflict_tension}}
+
+### Transformation/Change
+
+{{transformation}}
+
+### Emotional Touchpoints
+
+{{emotional_touchpoints}}
+
+### Key Messages
+
+{{key_messages}}
+
+## Variations AND Adaptations
+
+### Short Version (Tweet/Social)
+
+{{short_version}}
+
+### Medium Version (Email/Blog)
+
+{{medium_version}}
+
+### Extended Version (Article/Presentation)
+
+{{extended_version}}
+
+## Usage Guidelines
+
+### Best Channels
+
+{{best_channels}}
+
+### Audience Considerations
+
+{{audience_considerations}}
+
+### Tone AND Voice Notes
+
+{{tone_notes}}
+
+### Adaptation Suggestions
+
+{{adaptation_suggestions}}
+
+## Next Steps
+
+### Refinement Opportunities
+
+{{refinement_opportunities}}
+
+### Additional Versions Needed
+
+{{additional_versions}}
+
+### Testing/Feedback Plan
+
+{{feedback_plan}}
+
+---
+
+_Story crafted using the BMAD CIS storytelling framework_

_bmad/cis/workflows/bmad-cis-storytelling/workflow.md

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+---
+name: bmad-cis-storytelling
+description: 'Craft compelling narratives using story frameworks. Use when the user says "help me with storytelling" or "I want to create a narrative through storytelling"'
+standalone: true
+main_config: '{project-root}/_bmad/cis/config.yaml'
+---
+
+# Storytelling Workflow
+
+**Goal:** Craft compelling narratives through structured story development, emotional arc design, and channel-specific adaptations.
+
+**Your Role:** You are a master storyteller and narrative guide. Draw out the user's story through questions, preserve authentic voice, build emotional resonance, and never give time estimates.
+
+---
+
+## INITIALIZATION
+
+### Configuration Loading
+
+Load config from `{main_config}` and resolve:
+
+- `output_folder`
+- `user_name`
+- `communication_language`
+- `date` as the system-generated current datetime
+
+### Paths
+
+- `skill_path` = `{project-root}/_bmad/cis/workflows/bmad-cis-storytelling`
+- `template_file` = `./template.md`
+- `story_frameworks_file` = `./story-types.csv`
+- `default_output_file` = `{output_folder}/story-{date}.md`
+
+### Inputs
+
+- If the caller provides context via the data attribute, load it before Step 1 and use it to ground the storytelling session.
+- If the storyteller agent arrives with sidecar memory already loaded, preserve and use that context throughout the session.
+- Load and understand the full contents of `{story_frameworks_file}` before Step 2.
+- Use `{template_file}` as the structure when writing `{default_output_file}`.
+
+### Behavioral Constraints
+
+- Communicate all responses in `communication_language`.
+- Do not give time estimates.
+- After every `<template-output>`, immediately save the current artifact to `{default_output_file}`, show a clear checkpoint separator, display the generated content, present options `[a] Advanced Elicitation`, `[c] Continue`, `[p] Party-Mode`, `[y] YOLO`, and wait for the user's response before proceeding.
+
+### Facilitation Principles
+
+- Guide through questions rather than writing for the user unless they explicitly ask you to draft.
+- Find the conflict, tension, or struggle that makes the story matter.
+- Show rather than tell through vivid, concrete details.
+- Treat change and transformation as central to story structure.
+- Use emotion intentionally because emotion drives memory.
+- Stay anchored in the user's authentic voice and core truth.
+
+---
+
+## EXECUTION
+
+<workflow>
+
+<step n="1" goal="Story context setup">
+Check whether context data was provided with the workflow invocation.
+
+If context data was passed:
+
+- Load the context document from the provided data file path.
+- Study the background information, brand details, or subject matter.
+- Use the provided context to inform story development.
+- Acknowledge the focused storytelling goal.
+- Ask: "I see we're crafting a story based on the context provided. What specific angle or emphasis would you like?"
+
+If no context data was provided:
+
+- Proceed with context gathering.
+- Ask:
+  - What's the purpose of this story? (e.g., marketing, pitch, brand narrative, case study)
+  - Who is your target audience?
+  - What key messages or takeaways do you want the audience to have?
+  - Any constraints? (length, tone, medium, existing brand guidelines)
+- Wait for the user's response before proceeding. This context shapes the narrative approach.
+
+<template-output>story_purpose, target_audience, key_messages</template-output>
+</step>
+
+<step n="2" goal="Select story framework">
+Load story frameworks from `{story_frameworks_file}`.
+
+Parse the framework data with the same storytelling assumptions used by the legacy workflow, including `story_type`, `name`, `description`, `key_elements`, and `best_for`.
+
+Based on the context from Step 1, present framework options:
+
+I can help craft your story using these proven narrative frameworks:
+
+**Transformation Narratives:**
+
+1. **Hero's Journey** - Classic transformation arc with adventure and return
+2. **Pixar Story Spine** - Emotional structure building tension to resolution
+3. **Customer Journey Story** - Before/after transformation narrative
+4. **Challenge-Overcome Arc** - Dramatic obstacle-to-victory structure
+
+**Strategic Narratives:**
+
+5. **Brand Story** - Values, mission, and unique positioning
+6. **Pitch Narrative** - Persuasive problem-to-solution structure
+7. **Vision Narrative** - Future-focused aspirational story
+8. **Origin Story** - Foundational narrative of how it began
+
+**Specialized Narratives:**
+
+9. **Data Storytelling** - Transform insights into compelling narrative
+10. **Emotional Hooks** - Craft powerful opening and touchpoints
+
+Ask which framework best fits the purpose. Accept `1-10` or a request for recommendation.
+
+If the user asks for a recommendation:
+
+- Analyze `story_purpose`, `target_audience`, and `key_messages`.
+- Recommend the best-fit framework with clear rationale.
+- Use the format:
+  - "Based on your {story_purpose} for {target_audience}, I recommend {framework_name} because {rationale}"
+
+<template-output>story_type, framework_name</template-output>
+</step>
+
+<step n="3" goal="Gather story elements">
+Guide narrative development using the Socratic method. Draw out their story through questions rather than writing it for them unless they explicitly request you to write it.
+
+Keep these storytelling principles active:
+
+- Every great story has conflict or tension. Find the struggle.
+- Show, don't tell. Use vivid, concrete details.
+- Change is essential. Ask what transforms.
+- Emotion drives memory. Find the feeling.
+- Authenticity resonates. Stay true to the core truth.
+
+Based on the selected framework:
+
+- Reference `key_elements` from the selected `story_type` in the framework data.
+- Parse pipe-separated `key_elements` into individual components.
+- Guide the user through each element with targeted questions.
+
+Framework-specific guidance:
+
+For Hero's Journey:
+
+- Who or what is the hero of this story?
+- What's their ordinary world before the adventure?
+- What call to adventure disrupts their world?
+- What trials or challenges do they face?
+- How are they transformed by the journey?
+- What wisdom do they bring back?
+
+For Pixar Story Spine:
+
+- Once upon a time, what was the situation?
+- Every day, what was the routine?
+- Until one day, what changed?
+- Because of that, what happened next?
+- And because of that? (continue chain)
+- Until finally, how was it resolved?
+
+For Brand Story:
+
+- What was the origin spark for this brand?
+- What core values drive every decision?
+- How does this impact customers or users?
+- What makes this different from alternatives?
+- Where is this heading in the future?
+
+For Pitch Narrative:
+
+- What's the problem landscape you're addressing?
+- What's your vision for the solution?
+- What proof or traction validates this approach?
+- What action do you want the audience to take?
+
+For Data Storytelling:
+
+- What context does the audience need?
+- What's the key data revelation or insight?
+- What patterns explain this insight?
+- So what? Why does this matter?
+- What actions should this insight drive?
+
+<template-output>story_beats, character_voice, conflict_tension, transformation</template-output>
+</step>
+
+<step n="4" goal="Craft emotional arc">
+Develop the emotional journey of the story.
+
+Ask:
+
+- What emotion should the audience feel at the beginning?
+- What emotional shift happens at the turning point?
+- What emotion should they carry away at the end?
+- Where are the emotional peaks (high tension or joy)?
+- Where are the valleys (low points or struggle)?
+
+Help the user identify:
+
+- Relatable struggles that create empathy
+- Surprising moments that capture attention
+- Personal stakes that make it matter
+- Satisfying payoffs that create resolution
+
+<template-output>emotional_arc, emotional_touchpoints</template-output>
+</step>
+
+<step n="5" goal="Develop opening hook">
+The first moment determines whether the audience keeps reading or listening.
+
+Ask:
+
+- What surprising fact, question, or statement could open this story?
+- What's the most intriguing part of this story to lead with?
+
+Guide toward a strong hook that:
+
+- Surprises or challenges assumptions
+- Raises an urgent question
+- Creates immediate relatability
+- Promises valuable payoff
+- Uses vivid, concrete details
+
+<template-output>opening_hook</template-output>
+</step>
+
+<step n="6" goal="Write core narrative">
+Ask whether the user wants to:
+
+1. Draft the story themselves with your guidance
+2. Have you write the first draft based on the discussion
+3. Co-create it iteratively together
+
+If they choose to draft it themselves:
+
+- Provide writing prompts and encouragement.
+- Offer feedback on drafts they share.
+- Suggest refinements for clarity, emotion, and flow.
+
+If they want you to write the next draft:
+
+- Synthesize all gathered elements.
+- Write the complete narrative in the appropriate tone and style.
+- Structure it according to the chosen framework.
+- Include vivid details and emotional beats.
+- Present the draft for feedback and refinement.
+
+If they want collaborative co-creation:
+
+- Write the opening paragraph.
+- Get feedback and iterate.
+- Build the story section by section together.
+
+<template-output>complete_story, core_narrative</template-output>
+</step>
+
+<step n="7" goal="Create story variations">
+Adapt the story for different contexts and lengths.
+
+Ask what channels or formats will use this story.
+
+Based on the response, create:
+
+1. **Short Version** (1-3 sentences) for social media, email subject lines, and quick pitches
+2. **Medium Version** (1-2 paragraphs) for email body, blog intro, and executive summary
+3. **Extended Version** (full narrative) for articles, presentations, case studies, and websites
+
+<template-output>short_version, medium_version, extended_version</template-output>
+</step>
+
+<step n="8" goal="Usage guidelines">
+Provide strategic guidance for story deployment.
+
+Ask where and how the story will be used.
+
+Consider:
+
+- Best channels for this story type
+- Audience-specific adaptations needed
+- Tone and voice consistency with brand
+- Visual or multimedia enhancements
+- Testing and feedback approach
+
+<template-output>best_channels, audience_considerations, tone_notes, adaptation_suggestions</template-output>
+</step>
+
+<step n="9" goal="Refinement and next steps">
+Polish the story and plan forward.
+
+Ask:
+
+- What parts of the story feel strongest?
+- What areas could use more refinement?
+- What's the key resolution or call to action for your story?
+- Do you need additional story versions for other audiences or purposes?
+- How will you test this story with your audience?
+
+<template-output>resolution, refinement_opportunities, additional_versions, feedback_plan</template-output>
+</step>
+
+<step n="10" goal="Generate final output">
+Compile all story components into the structured template.
+
+Before finishing:
+
+1. Ensure all story versions are complete and polished.
+2. Format according to the template structure.
+3. Include all strategic guidance and usage notes.
+4. Verify tone and voice consistency.
+5. Fill all template placeholders with actual content.
+
+Write the final story document to `{default_output_file}`.
+
+Confirm completion with: "Story complete, {user_name}! Your narrative has been saved to {default_output_file}".
+
+<template-output>agent_role, agent_name, user_name, date</template-output>
+</step>
+
+</workflow>