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How to ThinkIn the Age of AI
Principlev1PR-187

Distinguish situational patterns (context-specific, one…

Distinguish situational patterns (context-specific, one domain) from structural patterns (appear across three+ domains) to determine appropriate intervention strategy.

Why This Is a Principle

Grounds in Patterns Exist in Hierarchical Logical Levels (hierarchical pattern levels), Expertise as Domain-Specific Schema Organization (expertise doesn't transfer automatically), and The behavior of a system arises from its structure… (system behavior arises from structure). This prescribes diagnostic categorization: situational patterns → change context; structural patterns → change system. Actionable decision framework.