/analogical-transfer

name: analogical-transfer
description: Systematic structure-mapping from source to target domain (Gentner).
  Identify relational correspondences and transfer higher-order constraints.
execution: strategy
dependencies:
  sops:
  - abstraction-extraction
  - analogy-quality-assessment
  - cross-domain-synthesis
  - structural-mapping
  - transfer-adaptation
  tactics:
  - bridge-validation
  - domain-divergence

Analogical Transfer

Systematic structure-mapping from source to target domain following Gentner's structure-mapping theory. Prioritize relational similarity over surface similarity.

State Ledger

| Resource | Target | Current | % | |----------|--------|---------|---| | web-search | 25 | 0 | 0% | | web-research | 10 | 0 | 0% | | paper-overview | 30 | 0 | 0% | | paper-search | 20 | 0 | 0% | | paper-research | 8 | 0 | 0% |

HARD-GATE

Cannot exit strategy until ≥80% of each budget line is consumed OR yield targets are met with justification for remaining budget.

Available Tactics

| Tactic | Role | |--------|------| | analogy-extraction | Core tactic — extract and validate structural analogies | | domain-divergence | Find distant source domains with high structural similarity | | bridge-validation | Validate mapping depth before transfer |

Available SOPs

| SOP | Role | |-----|------| | domain-scanning | Find candidate source domains | | abstraction-extraction | Extract abstract relational structure | | structural-mapping | Map source→target correspondences | | analogy-quality-assessment | Rate analogy depth (surface/structural/systemic) | | transfer-adaptation | Adapt transferred principle to target constraints | | cross-domain-synthesis | Synthesize transfer outputs |

Execution Guidance

1. **Functionalize target**: Restate target problem in relational terms (not object terms) 2. **Source search**: Use domain-scanning to find domains with similar relational structure 3. **Abstract source**: Extract relational structure from source using abstraction-extraction 4. **Map structure**: Use structural-mapping to align source→target correspondences 5. **Assess depth**: Apply analogy-quality-assessment — only proceed with STRUCTURAL or SYSTEMIC matches 6. **Transfer**: Carry over higher-order relational constraints from source to target 7. **Adapt**: Use transfer-adaptation to fit transferred principles to target constraints 8. **Validate**: Confirm transferred solution respects target domain physics/logic

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Available Tactics

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

| Tactic | When to use | | --- | --- | | bridge-validation | Validate analogy depth and transfer viability. Ensures only deep structural analogies (not surface-level similarities) proceed to transfer. | | domain-divergence | Scan and select maximally diverse source domains. Ensures creative search covers genuinely unrelated fields with high transfer potential. |

Available SOPs

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

| SOP | When to use | | --- | --- | | abstraction-extraction | Extract abstract principles from concrete domain cases. Strips domain-specific details to reveal transferable mechanisms. | | analogy-quality-assessment | Assess analogy depth (surface/structural/systemic). Determines whether an analogy warrants transfer investment. | | cross-domain-synthesis | Synthesize all cross-domain findings into a structured idea report. Integrates outputs from all strategies and SOPs. | | structural-mapping | Map source→target structural correspondences. Identifies corresponding, missing, and extra elements between domains. | | transfer-adaptation | Adapt transferred principle to target problem constraints. Produces concrete adapted solutions from abstract principles. |

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