209 Methods.
Three Cognitive Pillars.
From problem deconstruction to radical heuristics and ruthless stress testing. Formalized thinking tools instead of compliant text snippets.
Open Method Map[ COGNITIVE ARCHITECTURE ]
Three Pillars of Thinking.
How Brainstorm Reactor transforms unstructured challenges into resilient decisions.
Problem Solving
Deconstruct diffuse challenges, verify hidden assumptions, and isolate the core problem before generation begins.
Ideation
Break cognitive deadlocks. Force open new solution spaces through lateral heuristics and analogical transfer.
Decision Making
Harden concepts through deliberate Socratic pushback, dialectical synthesis, and structured elimination.
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Lateral Thinking
6-3-5 Brainwriting
Not conversational fluency, but structured silence determines the yield: Bernd R…
Artifact from 2035
Not abstract forecasting determines the outcome, but a mundane artefact that mat…
Attribute Listing
A feature inventory is not innovation; leverage comes from independently varied …
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Discovery & Framing
First-Principles Axiom Zero
Start from physical invariants. Separating irreducible physical constraints from…
Five Whys
Fixing a visible failure is not the same as resolving its cause: Five Whys trace…
How Might We (HMW)
Not the constraint itself determines the search, but its reframing as an open qu…
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Analysis & Logic
5W Analysis
Trace causes beyond symptoms. Sakichi Toyoda’s method in the Toyota Production S…
Affinity Mapping
Not predefined categories, but bottom-up semantic resonance determines how obser…
Analogical Transfer
Transfer structure, not surface. Gentner’s Structure-Mapping Theory and Holyoak’…
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Perspective Shifts
Biosemiotic Umwelt Shift
Human-centred models are insufficient. By mapping system requirements onto non-h…
Counterfactual Causal Warp
More technology may look like the answer; Counterfactual Causal Warp instead tes…
Customer Journey Map
Not isolated touchpoints determine customer drop-off, but friction at the handof…
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Stress Testing
Anti-Slop & Lexical Density Auditor
Buzzword removal is cosmetic; replacing abstract nominalisations with finite, ph…
Cassandra Collapse Forecasting
A credible roadmap reassures; assuming total system collapse in Year Three expos…
Council of Eight
Not the number of viewpoints determines a proposal’s resilience, but their funct…
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Creative & Brand
4-Space Conceptual Blending
4-Space Conceptual Blending is not mere juxtaposition; its leverage lies in shar…
Disruption Method
Industry conventions are strategic assumptions. Jean-Marie Dru’s framework turns…
Rhythmic & Phonaesthetic Slogan Design
Sound shapes recall before meaning. Processing fluency, sound symbolism, trochai…
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Business Frameworks
Big-Picture Thinking
Local optimisation obscures systemic consequences. General systems theory and Pe…
CATWOE
Not the stated process, but the interaction of customers, actors, transformation…
Challenge Driven Innovation
Bounded challenges widen the solution pool. The approach draws on open-innovatio…
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B - Deep Shift
This is how individual methods become full workflows: