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s4h-play

Entry point for the play toolkit. Routes to the right playful thinking skill based on your situation. Use when you say 'play', 'think playfully', 'flip this', 'what if there were no constraints', 'steelman the opposition', 'random stimulus', 'worst possible idea', or want unconventional thinking applied without knowing which specific tool fits.

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# Play

Applies playful, unconventional thinking to break fixed patterns and generate unexpected possibilities. Play isn't frivolous — it's a serious tool for accessing ideas that conventional thinking misses.

## Which tool fits

| You need to... | Tool |
|---|---|
| Remove or invert the main constraint to see what becomes possible | constraint-inversion |
| Fully inhabit the opposing perspective to find what you're missing | perspective-reversal |
| Introduce a random, unrelated element to break mental fixation | stimulus-generation |
| Design the worst possible version, then reverse it | worst-case-reversal |

## Routing Decision