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Problem Solving Techniques

Use when stuck, need breakthrough, or evaluating approaches.

Decision Matrix

techniques[5]{symptom,technique,approach}:
  "Tried everything / spiraling",Simplification Cascades,"Strip to minimal → rebuild one piece at a time → find breaking layer"
  "Need creative idea",Collision-Zone Thinking,"Combine principles from unrelated domains into novel solution"
  "Same issue keeps recurring",Meta-Pattern Recognition,"List all similar issues → find shared root → fix the pattern"
  "Stuck in only-one-way thinking",Inversion Exercise,"State assumption → ask 'what if opposite?' → explore inverted approach"
  "Will it scale?",Scale Game,"Test at 10x/100x/1000x → find breaking point → design for 10x actual need"