Mind · Reasoning
Reframe
Changing perspective to restructure the tree and find a new solution root
Definition
Mechanism
Transform the Problem statement by changing perspective, scope, or framing. This mechanism not only restructures the current solver tree but actively seeks a new solver root better aligned with the transformed problem. Techniques: invert the goal, change the subject, shift time horizon, alter constraints. A problem unsolvable in frame A may be trivial in frame B.
Preconditions
- Stuck problem state
Postconditions
- New solution path visible
Invariants
- Retains the original Problem statement alongside the transformed one.
- Names which transformation was applied — inverting the goal, changing the subject, shifting the horizon, altering constraints.
Risks
Failure modes
Frame Blindness
New frame has its own blind spots, trading one bias for another.
Relationships
Builds on
References
Infrastructure
A state gap with a cost of inaction
Used by
References
Converting volatility into fuel
Record when another perspective changes which questions can be asked, not just which answers are given
Solution discovery via negation
Switch between lenses while carrying forward what each earlier lens showed
Solvers that operate on the solver tree itself — monitoring topology, detecting redundancy and drift, arbitrating across decomposition paths
Society
Defensible over ambitious
Ascend abstraction to gain perspective
Recursive problem abstraction
Composes with
Expansion of cognitive capability through recursive decomposition of concepts into contract-bounded sub-concepts
Reframe -> Optimize -> Translate loop
The active strategist that frames the problem
Reference