Methodology

How frameworks are selected

A framework qualifies for the library when it meets three tests: it is named (you can refer to it without explaining the whole apparatus), it is used in practice by working operators (not just academic), and it survives at least one source beyond its origin (a different practitioner has written about applying it). Frameworks that exist only as a single blog post or a personal coinage are excluded.

How each entry is written

• Every framework has the same five fields: what it is, when to use it, how to run it, common pitfalls, related frameworks.
• The example block is a realistic decision, not a synthetic one — written so a reader can see the framework actually producing an answer.
• Sources are cited inline when a specific claim depends on them.
• The 10 most-used frameworks have a long-form Academy guide that goes deeper than the catalog entry.

How the library is kept current

Each entry has a last reviewed date. The full catalog is re-audited every six months for additions, retirements, and revisions. Academy articles surface their last-reviewed date on the page itself. If you find something wrong or outdated, the Suggest an edit link at the bottom of every Academy article goes straight to the GitHub source — corrections are welcomed.

AI and human review

The product uses AI to help users apply frameworks to their own thinking. The library content itself is written and reviewed by humans. We use AI as a drafting and proofreading assistant, not as the author of record. Every published page passes through human editing before going live.

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