🧠 Conceptualization

Turn a promising spark into a clear concept: name it, define its boundaries, connect it to related ideas, and show what it might make possible.

🧩 From spark to model

Stage	Try asking
💡 Notice	What caught my attention?
🧭 Clarify	What do I mean by this concept?
🧱 Model	What are its parts and boundaries?
🕸️ Connect	What does it relate to or depend on?
🌱 Develop	What could be tested, researched, or built next?

flowchart LR
  S["💡 Spark"] --> N["📝 Name the concept"]
  N --> B["🧱 Define boundaries"]
  B --> M["🕸️ Model relationships"]
  M --> X["🌱 Explore implications"]
  X -. "refine the model" .-> B

✍️ Make concepts useful

Define unfamiliar terms in plain language.
Separate the concept from examples of it.
Add diagrams when relationships are easier to see than to describe.
Link related hypotheses, analyses, research, and products.