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The idea compass consist of prompts to help you think about how different ideas or concepts may relate to one another.
North (Upstream)
- Where does this note come from?
- What are its origins?
- What belief does X support?
- What is the higher level domain (zoom out)?
- What gave birth to X?
- What causes X?
South (Downstream)
- Where can X lead to?
- What does it contribute to?
- What group/category could x be the headline of?
- What is a lower level domain (zoom in)?
- What does X nurture?
West (Reinforcing)
- What is X similar to?
- What other disciplines could it already exist in?
- What other disciplines could benefit from X?
- What are other ways to say/do X?
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?