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.