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elicitation

Elicit deep personal narratives and psychological themes through guided conversational techniques.

Updated Aug 27, 2026
Search Tags:#elicitation#schema-detection#self-defining-memories#motivational-interviewing#narrative-identity#values-elicitation
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/xintuchain/tongtong --skill elicitation-xintuchain
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: elicitation
Source: https://github.com/xintuchain/tongtong/tree/main/skills/elicitation
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/xintuchain/tongtong --skill elicitation-xintuchain

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

Elicitation helps uncover core values, formative memories, narrative themes, and underlying schemas through patient, reflection-focused conversation so that researchers, designers, or interviewers can build psychologically informed profiles and design empathetic conversational flows.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Evidence-based frameworks: Integrates Life Story Interview (McAdams), Self-Defining Memory elicitation (Singer), Motivational Interviewing (OARS), Schwartz values, and Young's schema framework.
  • Practical techniques: Conversational frames for eliciting vivid memories, the 2:1 reflection-to-question ratio, downward-arrow probing for core beliefs, and thematic chaining across the reminiscence bump.
  • Use cases: UX and user research that seeks deep motivations, clinical-adjacent interviews for insight (not diagnosis), product design of personal-discovery chat flows, and narrative analysis for longitudinal studies.

Quick Start

Invite the person to describe a memory that keeps coming back, reflect twice for every question, and gently link themes to surface values, turning points, or schema-like beliefs.

Frequently Asked Questions about elicitation

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I elicit self-defining memories during user research interviews?▼

Motivational Interviewing OARS provides a structured conversational frame using open questions, affirmations, reflections, and summaries to safely guide participants toward uncovering deep psychological themes and values without clinical diagnosis.

What is the Life Story Interview method for uncovering narrative identity?▼

Values elicitation in design research combines Schwartz values frameworks with reflection-focused conversation, applying a 2:1 reflection-to-question practice to safely uncover user motivations and link memories to underlying schemas for empathetic product design.

Can I use schema detection techniques for clinical-informed interviews?▼

Schema detection uses Young's schema framework within clinical-adjacent interviews for insight rather than diagnosis, requiring ethical safeguards, reflection-focused pacing, and evidence-based probing techniques to identify underlying beliefs safely.

What are the limitations of narrative elicitation in conversational flows?▼

Narrative elicitation requires strict ethical safeguards and is not suitable for clinical diagnosis; it demands patient reflection-focused pacing and adherence to a 2:1 reflection-to-question ratio, limiting rapid or automated conversational flow designs.

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