@ysskrishna

critical-thinking separates description from evaluation through a fixed six-phase inquiry (clarify, information, assumptions, reasoning, alternatives, conclusion) designed to surface unstated premises, test logical chains, flag bias and fallacy, and ground judgments in cited evidence versus missing data.

strategic-thinking frames decisions under constraint by mapping intent, landscape, advantage, options, and explicit bets. ends with risk mitigation and a 90/12-month cadence to force rethink.

design-thinking guides human-centered problem exploration through five ordered stages: empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test plan. each stage has explicit inputs, outputs, and integrity checks to prevent solution bias and invention of missing user data.

six-hats-thinking implements edward de bono's parallel thinking method as a structured six-role analysis framework. it separates facts, emotions, risks, benefits, and ideas into sequential passes around a single focus question, with configurable modes (full, creative, risk, decision, custom) and depth levels to match different decision contexts.

analytical-thinking structures problem decomposition through framing, hypothesis ranking, evidence mapping, and synthesis. covers quant reasoning, root-cause analysis, and decision matrices with explicit uncertainty tracking.

ethical-thinking structures moral review via six ordered lenses (stakeholders, values, harms, justice, options, recommendation), mapping tradeoffs and power asymmetries for product or policy decisions rather than legal or purely factual inquiries.

lateral-thinking provides structured provocations and reframes to escape stuck ideation patterns. it routes through setup, provocation extraction, concept widening, and candidates tagging, with optional paths for random stimulus or implicit rule challenges.

first-principles-reasoning guides users through systematic deconstruction of inherited assumptions by surfacing convention, questioning premises, isolating bedrock truths, rebuilding conclusions, and mapping decision implications.

creative-thinking guides divergent ideation through four distinct phases (prime, diverge, connect, harvest), separating idea generation from selection. it handles reframing via perspective shifts and enforces use of multiple creative triggers during expansion.

Use this skill when the user asks for systems thinking (including naming it or directing use/apply/run with obvious misspellings; decisive) or wants to see h...