# The Idea Compass Interesting model to explore ideas from different angles. Coined by [[Vicky Zhao]] ## North: Upstream - Where does X come from? - What are its origins? - What belief(s) does it support? - What domain exists an order of magnitude higher (zoom out) - What gave birth to it? - What causes it? ## West: Reinforcing - What is similar to it? - What other disciplines could it already exist in? - What other disciplines could benefit from it? - What are other ways to say/do it? ## South: Downstream - Where can it lead to? - What does it contribute to? - What group/category could it be the headline of? - What domain exists an order of magnitude lower? (zoom in) - What does it nurture? ## East: Transformative - What competes with it? - What is the opposite? - What is it missing? - What is a disadvantage of it? - What could supercharge it?