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Make Thinking Visible

Expressing mental models as artifacts outside the mind so they can be inspected, critiqued, and improved.

Make Thinking Visible
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Thinking Systems

Seeing patterns, interdependencies, and feedback loops to make better decisions in complex, dynamic environments.

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Mental Model Design

Design Better Mental Models

Creating explicit representations of how systems work so understanding can be shared, tested, and improved.

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Metacognition

Know Thy Own Thinking

Awareness of your own thinking, feeling, and sensing patterns - and the ability to adjust them in real time.

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Modes of Cognition

Adopt Multiple Ways of Knowing

Different ways of thinking - analytical, intuitive, embodied, narrative - shape how people perceive and act. Designing for multiple modes expands what a system can understand.

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