Cognitive Atlas
Explore the cognitive moves.
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- REMAPRecord the current map, preserve the facts, make candidates, compare them, then choose what to keep.Open guide +Expand5 branches
- F · FocusChange scale, parts, boundaries, or dimensions with the four Rs.Open guide +Expand4 branches
- M · MediumChange the form, layout, notation, or way you work with the map.Open guide −Collapse6 branches
- REFORMATRe-render the same information in a different representation family (table, diagram, equation, simulation) matched to the operation you actually need to perform.Open guide +Expand12 branches
- RELAYOUTRearrange where things sit on the page or screen so that information used together can be seen together in one glance.Open guide +Expand6 branches
- RENOTATEInvent stable names, symbols, and legends only when the compression saves more mental effort than the decoding costs.Open guide +Expand7 branches
- REBASISChange the coordinate system or denominator (per-capita, log scale, indexed to baseline) so the real pattern stops hiding behind raw numbers.Open guide +Expand8 branches
- EXTERNALIZEMove state you keep re-remembering out of your head and into a persistent artifact like a ledger, checklist, or state board.Open guide +Expand8 branches
- EXECUTABILIZETurn a passive explanation into something you can run, vary, and test, like a checklist, spreadsheet, simulation, or prototype.Open guide +Expand9 branches
- Quick RecipesShort methods that combine cognitive moves. Try one, then check whether it helps.Open guide +Expand20 branches
- Representation forms and carriersWays to show information and work with it.Open guide +Expand7 branches