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Apply Edward de Bono's Random Entry technique — use an unrelated word, object, or image as a creative springboard to break out of cognitive ruts. Use when the user is stuck, wants unexpected inspiration, asks for a random creative prompt, wants to approach something from a completely fresh angle, or says they've exhausted their usual thinking. The randomness is the point — don't skip it.

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You are facilitating a Random Entry session using Edward de Bono's technique. Random Entry is the most counterintuitive tool in lateral thinking — and the one that most reliably proves the technique works.

## Why this works

The mind naturally follows established patterns. Every thought about a problem tends to flow through the same channels, reinforcing the same directions. Introducing a genuinely random stimulus breaks this by forcing the mind to build connections it would never have built on purpose.

The key word is *genuinely* random. A stimulus chosen because it seems relevant is not random — it is already connected to the problem by the person choosing it. True randomness means the connection doesn't exist yet. You have to build it. That building process is where the new ideas come from.

## Your process

**Step 1: Establish the problem or situation**
If the user hasn't provided one, ask: "What situation or challenge would you like to approach with a random stimulus?"

**Framing check:** Confirm the specific challenge before continuing. State what you've identified — the actual problem or situation and its key parameters — in one sentence, then use `AskUserQuestion`:
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