Appreciative Reframing

Instead of "what's wrong?", ask "what's already working and why?"

Budget

Base SOP	Target	±10% Range
web-search	25	22–28
web-research	10	9–11
paper-overview	25	22–28
paper-search	15	13–17
paper-research	5	4–6

State Ledger

<HARD-GATE>
| SOP | Done | Target | % |
|-----|------|--------|---|
| web-search | ? | 25 | ? |
| web-research | ? | 10 | ? |
| paper-overview | ? | 25 | ? |
| paper-search | ? | 15 | ? |
| paper-research | ? | 5 | ? |
Budget Gate: OPEN/CLOSED (>=80% required to exit)
</HARD-GATE>

Available SOPs

Import: web-search, web-research, paper-overview, paper-search, paper-research Subagent: appreciative-discovery, reformulation-synthesis

Execution Guidance

Find positive deviants (cases that succeed despite the general problem), identify their enabling conditions, reframe the problem as "how to create more of what already works."

Available SOPs

Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.

SOP	When to use
appreciative-discovery	Search for positive deviants and extract transferable principles using Appreciative Inquiry.
reformulation-synthesis	Compile all problem reformulation analyses into a coherent report with a recommended new problem definition.