Concepts
The irreducible epistemic atoms underlying the curriculum. 4,828 atoms across 8 types
Bridge domains through structural patterns, not surface…
When creating bridge nodes between domains, link to structural patterns (diminishing returns, feedback delays, threshold effects) rather than surface metaphors (companies as bodies), because only structural correspondence enables valid inference transfer across contexts.
A bridge node must generate insights in BOTH connected…
Test each bridge node by verifying it generates novel predictions or actionable insights in both connected domains—if it only produces a sense of similarity without bidirectional inference, demote it to metaphor status or delete it.
For each pair of clusters with no bridge, identify…
List your major clusters and for each pair ask what connects them; when the answer is 'nothing' or 'one weak edge,' write down the bridge concept that should connect them as your next learning target.
When a cross-domain analogy breaks down, investigate…
When a cross-domain mapping breaks down or fails, investigate the mismatch systematically rather than forcing the analogy—mapping failures reveal domain-specific structural features that successful mappings cannot expose.
Apply the scramble test to schema connections…
When two schemas appear to share a concept or principle, test whether the connection is genuine by attempting to scramble the specifics—if the 'connection' would work equally well between any two randomly selected schemas, you've found semantic coincidence rather than structural isomorphism.