Blind Spot Chain

Blind Spot Chain

"What am I missing?"

The Sequence

1. Collision-Zone       → What if we smashed X into Y?
         ↓
2. Critical-Perspective → What assumptions am I making?
         ↓
3. Scale-Game           → What breaks at 1000x or 0.001x?
         ↓
4. Synthesis            → What patterns emerge from 1-3?
         ↓
5. Simplification       → What one insight eliminates multiple things?

When to Use

• "Something feels off but I can't name it"
• Stuck on a problem, tried obvious solutions
• Before committing to a major decision
• When you've been in one frame too long
• Reviewing your own work

The Five Phases

1. Collision-Zone Thinking

"What if we treated X like Y?"

Force unrelated concepts together. See what emerges.

2. Critical Perspective

"What am I assuming without noticing?"

Question the frame. What's taken for granted?

3. Scale Game

"What happens at extremes?"

Test at 1000x bigger, 1000x smaller, instant, year-long.

4. Synthesis

"What patterns emerge?"

Integrate findings from phases 1-3.

5. Simplification Cascades

"If THIS is true, what else falls away?"

Find the one insight that eliminates multiple components.

Output Format

BLIND SPOT CHECK: [topic]

COLLISIONS:
  - X + Y → [spark]

ASSUMPTIONS FOUND:
  - [hidden assumption]

SCALE BREAKS:
  - At 1000x: [what breaks]
  - At 0.001x: [what breaks]

SYNTHESIS:
  - Pattern: [survived all phases]

SIMPLIFICATION:
  - If [X], then [Y, Z, W] all unnecessary

BLIND SPOT IDENTIFIED:
  [What you weren't seeing]

Different from Pentad

The thing you can't see is usually behind you. Turn around.