Idea Compass
North
UPSTREAM: Where does X come from?
What are its origins?
What belief does X support?
What domain exists an order of magnitude higher? zoom out.
What gave birth to X?
What causes X?
West
REINFORCING: What is similar to X?
What other disciplines could X already exist in?
What other disciplines could benefit from X?
What are other ways to say/do X?
South
DOWNSTREAM: Where can X lead to?
What does X contribute to?
What group/category could X be the headline of?
What domain exists an order of magnitude lower? zoom in.
What does X nutrure?
East
TRANSFORMATIVE: What competes with X?
What is the opposite of X?
What is X missing?
What is a disadvantage with X?
What could supercharge X?
Source:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7r9t9T9Aww