philosopher

What problem does it solve? Design work often rushes from a shallow problem statement straight to solutions, baking in unexamined assumptions and missing the real problem. This Skill provides a structured cognitive mode that forces deeper problem exploration before any solutioning begins. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Three-Phase Reasoning Protocol: Moves through problem immersion, associative expansion, and synthesis in strict order, blocking premature solution generation. - Cross-Skill Integration: Works alongside every Intent design skill (strategize, investigate, blueprint, journey, organize, articulate, evaluate, fortify, include, specify, measure) to reframe briefs, question structural assumptions, and stress-test specs. - Intensity Levels and Check-ins: Supports low, medium, and high exploration depth with structured check-ins every few exchanges, plus clean exit sequences that translate insights back into the active design skill. - Use Case: A designer stuck on a user flow that feels logical but lifeless invokes philosopher mode; the Skill questions inherited interaction patterns, pulls analogies from library wayfinding and physical spaces, then hands reframed mental models back to the journey skill. ## Quick Start Ask the assistant to enter philosopher mode and sit with your design problem before proposing any solutions.