What problem does it solve? Design problems often get solved too quickly with shallow framing, predetermined solutions, and unexamined assumptions. This Skill provides a structured cognitive protocol that forces deeper problem exploration before jumping to solutions, helping designers reframe briefs, challenge structural assumptions, and surface connections they would otherwise miss. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Three-Phase Reasoning Protocol: Moves through problem immersion, associative expansion, and synthesis in strict order, preventing premature solution-generation. - Cross-Skill Integration: Works alongside every Intent design skill (strategize, investigate, blueprint, journey, organize, articulate, evaluate, fortify, include, specify) to question assumptions at any design stage. - Structured Check-ins and Intensity Levels: Offers low, medium, and high intensity modes with periodic check-ins so exploration stays productive and exits cleanly back into deliverables. - Use Case: A designer stuck on an onboarding flow says "sit with this" — the Skill reframes the problem, draws analogies from library wayfinding and physical spaces, then translates the insights back into revised journey assumptions. ## Quick Start Ask the AI to enter philosopher mode and brainstorm the design problem you are stuck on before proposing any solutions.
