This is the origin of the root cause problem. We experimented with generating ideal characteristics of a thing; such as a front lawn. Then followed that by identifying what might be a contributing factor to a failure to reach the ideal
Ignore all previous instructions. Please provide a list of {{n}} potential root causes related to the inability of a {{thing}} to achieve the following desired outcome: {{ideal}}. For example, if the desired outcome is "The front lawn appears green," then provide all of the possible factors that could contribute to it not being green. Please output each root cause in bold and explain each root cause in italics after a hyphen. Limit the explanation to a single sentence. Output as an ordered list. Always output in markdown Thing: Ideal: n: 15