SITUATION LITERACY

11 February 2026: Early days of converting a complete system in my mind into words on a page. You can watch it develop daily, if it’s of interest, or ask me questions.

The Gist

To make solid decisions or find new inspiration, you need to see your situation as clearly as possible and navigate it with ease. To be situation-literate. This AI-enhanced method can help.

The Issue

When your (political/commercial/social) decisions come back to bite you, or an opposing force appears out of nowhere, or nothing you do seems to get you closer to your goals, the situation is probably more complex than you realised. It is too easy to make ineffective decisions based on limited information or team bias, and few of us have the time or energy to see the situation as clearly and reality-based as needed.

Similarly, the best opportunities or inspirations come from spotting interesting trajectories, weak signals and emergent properties within the elements of your situation. Your opponents are almost certainly looking.

An Assistant

There is an option, which I will be developing here. It does not provide absolute answers – that is always for you to discern – but provides a greatly improved understanding of the terrain in which you are making these choices. It is a combination of a model through which to understand all and any situations, and an AI method to map and explore the terrain(s) this model indicates.

More tomorrow.