Setup & Installation
openclaw skills install @artyomx33/inversion-strategist
Or with the ClawHub CLI, for registry-managed skill folders outside a full OpenClaw workspace:
npx clawhub install inversion-strategist
What This Skill Does
Applies inversion thinking to problem-solving. Instead of asking how to succeed, it asks what guarantees failure, then maps avoidance strategies to each path. Output is a structured breakdown by severity with anti-checklists and pro-checklists.
Surfaces failure modes that forward-focused planning misses, since people tend to overlook risks when attention is locked on the desired outcome.
When to use it
- Finding what would tank a product launch before it ships
- Auditing a business plan for overlooked failure modes
- Preparing for a negotiation by listing what destroys deals
- Stress-testing a personal goal against self-sabotage patterns
- Reviewing a hiring process for what drives away good candidates
Example Workflow
Here's how your AI assistant might use this skill in practice.
INPUT
User asks: How do I guarantee my startup fails?
AGENT
- 1States the inverted goal explicitly: 'How would I guarantee failure at building a successful startup?'
- 2Generates 7-10 failure paths, mixing obvious and non-obvious ones
- 3Categorizes each path as Fatal, Damaging, or Annoying
- 4Pairs each failure path with a concrete avoidance strategy
- 5Outputs an anti-checklist of behaviors to never do and a pro-checklist of their opposites
OUTPUT
Structured failure analysis with severity-ranked paths, avoidance strategies, and two actionable checklists