Thinking Skill
Available Frameworks
First Principles
Decompose problem to fundamental truths, then rebuild from ground up.
- •Identify assumptions
- •Break down to irreducible elements
- •Rebuild solution from fundamentals
Council (Multi-perspective Debate)
3-round debate with 3-5 distinct perspectives:
- •Round 1: Each perspective states position
- •Round 2: Challenge and counter-argue
- •Round 3: Synthesize and find consensus
Red Team
Adversarial analysis:
- •Identify the plan/system to attack
- •Generate 5-10 attack vectors
- •Rate severity and likelihood
- •Propose mitigations
Iterative Depth
Explore topic from 2-8 angles, each adding depth:
- •Surface understanding
- •Mechanism understanding
- •Edge cases and failures
- •Systemic implications
Science Method
- •Observe the phenomenon
- •Form hypothesis
- •Design experiment
- •Execute and measure
- •Analyze results
- •Iterate
World/Threat Model
Analyze threats, opportunities, and second-order effects across multiple time horizons.
Usage
Specify which framework to use, or describe the problem and the appropriate framework will be selected.