explore-divergent-concepts

Generates three structurally distinct design concepts and converges on one with explicit criteria.

1|Updated Jul 13, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/dineshrevunuru/SuperSkills --skill explore-divergent-concepts-dineshrevunuru
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Skill: explore-divergent-concepts
Source: https://github.com/dineshrevunuru/SuperSkills/tree/main/explore-divergent-concepts
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/dineshrevunuru/SuperSkills --skill explore-divergent-concepts-dineshrevunuru

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Designers and AI agents tend to elaborate the first idea that comes to mind, producing polished variations of a single bet instead of genuinely different directions. This Skill enforces a diverge-then-converge loop grounded in NN/g parallel-design evidence, so alternatives are compared before any one direction is built. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Forced structural divergence: Generates exactly three concepts, each carrying an opposing product priority, with a swap test that catches cosmetic-only differences. - Concept sheet documentation: Produces a deliverable per concept covering the bet, behavior sketch, honest best case, named risk, and the goal it best serves. - Criteria-first convergence: Writes scoring criteria before ranking, then outputs one recommendation via either select-the-winner or synthesize-across-candidates, with losers harvested as layers. - Use Case: When designing a conversational shopping feature, use it to produce three trust-model concepts (people-based, reasoning-based, effortlessness-based), score them against pre-written criteria, and hand one recommendation to the decision-maker. ## Quick Start Ask the agent to explore three divergent design concepts for your feature and recommend one with explicit convergence criteria.

Frequently Asked Questions about explore-divergent-concepts

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

FAQPage Schema
How do I generate divergent design concepts instead of variations of one idea?

Assign each concept an opposing product priority, such as guidance versus control versus effortlessness, so the bets diverge structurally. Then run the swap test: if swapping visual treatments between two concepts leaves both intact, they are the same bet and one must be regenerated.

How many design concepts should I explore before picking one?

Exactly three. Two collapses into a binary choice, while four or more spreads analysis too thin to take each seriously. Three forces real alternatives while keeping each concept deep enough to evaluate honestly.

When should I not use parallel concept exploration?

Skip it when the problem is not framed yet, research is not synthesized, or you are running a group ideation session with humans. It is also the wrong tool once a direction is already picked and you are refining flows or building prototypes.

Should convergence criteria be written before or after seeing the concepts?

Always before. Criteria written after you have fallen for a concept become rationalization wearing a rubric. Write three to five criteria from the problem statement, mark the one dominant criterion, then score.

What do I do with losing design concepts after the pick?

Harvest them as layers rather than discarding them: a loser may contribute the mechanics, a constraint, or a single interaction to the winner. Record the decision and what would change it, and never resurrect a killed concept without new evidence argued explicitly.