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This is incredibly important — but I actually the focus of the piece may be too narrow. They concentrate on tools for learning quickly and effectively as an ind
by avivo 7y ago
This is incredibly important — but I actually the focus of the piece may be too narrow. They concentrate on tools for learning quickly and effectively as an individuals. Tools for thought are especially crucial for enabling groups to grok and tackle complex problems.
Imagine if every discussion of a complex societal problem was situated within both a:
A) Problems map: spelling out concrete sub-issues
B) Systems diagram: illustrating how parts of the system interact (useful for understanding levers, forces, feedback, etc.)
It seems non-ideal to try to "solve" intermeshed problems if we don't even try understand both of the above.
It's like driving while blind.
Perhaps this isn't "tools for thought" but "tools for seeing"? Is anyone working on this or doing it well?
*Somewhat excerpted from https://twitter.com/metaviv/status/1219732275174133760 https://twitter.com/metaviv/status/1219732275174133760