yanqingcheng Broaden
Attitude: the map is probably incomplete — don’t close the set of things too early.
Map craft under Getting to the real point. Find other relevant things, then place each (Make distinct / Coaching working map).
When (vs siblings)
| Need | Use |
|---|---|
| Map may be missing things | This |
| Placement unclear (one or two?) | Make distinct |
| Shape of a known thing | Understand (stay with / focusing / hinge / NNTD …) |
Do
- One broaden question at a time (bank below).
- On each new item → place it.
- Say it back when useful.
- Stop when adding more isn’t helping — including when you need to Understand what you already have.
Don’t
- Advice or options (Half 2).
- Merge without checking.
- Broaden forever to avoid the hard node — or to delay Half 2 while pretending Map isn’t done.
Question bank (pick one; invent better)
- What else is here?
- What else matters for this?
- Who or what else is affected?
- What constraint haven’t we named?
- What’s in the background that we skipped?
- If we zoom out, what else is true?
- Is there another decision sitting next to this one?
Stop
New things placed — or Map isn’t the need.