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# 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.
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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?
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## Sources
[[The Compass of Zettelkasten Thinking - LYTCON 2022]]