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Steal a structure from one domain, apply to another

You're working on something in your field and want fresh inspiration from a different one.

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Help me steal a structure from {{source domain}} and apply it to {{my domain / problem}}.

What I'm working on:
{{the thing — a doc, a product, a campaign, a workflow}}

Source domain I want to borrow from:
{{e.g., screenwriting, music, sports, architecture, comedy, military strategy}}

Output:
1. **The structural pattern** in the source domain — how do practitioners there organize their work?
2. **The translation** — what's the equivalent move in my domain?
3. **2-3 specific examples** of how the structure would shape my work — concrete details, not abstract principles
4. **What gets lost in the translation** — places where the analogy breaks down
5. **A famous example** in either domain that uses this structure well, that I could study

Skip: surface-level analogies ("think of it like a journey..."). Go deeper into structure: how things are sequenced, what's shown vs hidden, where tension builds, how it resolves.
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