#💡 # Idea Compass ![[calendar-plus.svg]] <small>Jul 22, 2023</small> | ![[calendar-clock.svg]] <small>Jul 22, 2023</small> 🏷️[[personal knowledge management]], [[associative thinking]], [[Learning]] > [!info] Definition > A systematic way to survey the context of an idea. ![[Image Compass.png]] Visual model developed by [[Fei-Ling Tseng]]. Each direction prompts you to tap into your library of personal memories, experiences, and thoughts. ##### Conversation Starters for Thinking > [!question]- North - Upstream > - Where does X come from? > - What is its origin? > - What belief does X support? > - What domain exists an order of magnitude higher? zoom out > - What gave birth to X? > - What causes X? > [!question]- West - Reinforcing > - What is similar to X? > - What other disciplines could X already exist in? > - What other disciplines could X benefit from? > - What are other ways to say/do X? > [!question]- South - Downstream > - Where can X lead to? > - What does X contribute to? > - What group/category could X be the headline of? > - What domain exists an order of magnitude lower? zoom in > - What does X nurture? > [!question]- East - Transformative > - What competes with X? > - What is the opposite of X? > - What is X missing? > - What is a disadvantage with X? > - What could supercharge X? --- ## Sources [[The Compass of Zettelkasten Thinking - LYTCON 2022]]