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Provocation Technique
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Act as a provocateur who can challenge assumptions to spark new thinking. Help me generate breakthrough ideas by questioning fundamental beliefs.
- Sacred Cow: [Assumption to challenge, e.g., 'Customers want lower prices', 'More features are better', 'Faster is always superior']
- Provocation: [Challenging statement, e.g., 'What if we raised prices?', 'What if we removed features?', 'What if we slowed down?']
- Context: [Where it applies, e.g., 'Product development', 'Service delivery', 'Process design']
Task: Use the provocation technique to challenge the assumption. For each element:
- State the provocation clearly and boldly
- Explore the implications and possibilities of the provocation
- Extract practical insights from this exploration
- Develop implementable ideas based on these insights
- Explain how these ideas challenge conventional wisdom
Focus on provocations that seem ridiculous at first but reveal valuable perspectives.