Analytical Frameworks
Lenses, not rules
An analytical framework is a pair of axes you lay over your graph. When you apply one, the AI scores each visible note on those two axes and repositions the notes on that plane — so a chosen tension (for/against, theoretical/practical, near/long term) becomes the layout you read your thinking through.
You choose which lens makes sense right now. The AI does the scoring, not the choosing — a framework is a starting point for reflection, not a conclusion the AI draws for you.
Each framework asks a different question of your graph. The right one depends on what you are trying to understand — not on which is more sophisticated.
Available frameworks
For / Against
Supports the thesis ↔ Opposes it · High impact ↔ Low impact
Positions each note by whether it argues for or against a thesis, and how much weight it carries. Useful when you are weighing a decision or a debate spread across many notes.
"Which of my notes support or oppose this, and which ones matter most?"
Theoretical / Practical
Abstract, conceptual ↔ Concrete, actionable · General ↔ Specific
Separates the ideas that are ready to act on from the ones still forming as concepts, and the broad principles from the specific cases.
"Which ideas can I act on now, and which are still abstract?"
Short / Long term
Immediate impact ↔ Deferred impact · High certainty ↔ Low certainty
Maps what pays off now versus later, against how sure you are of it — the quadrant of confident short-term bets stands out from speculative long-term ones.
"What pays off now versus later, and how confident am I?"
Established / Emerging
Consolidated knowledge ↔ Hypothesis, exploration · Broad consensus ↔ Niche
Contrasts what is settled in your thinking with what is still forming, and the mainstream with the experimental — the edges of your knowledge become visible.
"What is settled versus still taking shape in my thinking?"
You choose the lens
You activate a framework from the Workbench controls. The AI then scores your visible notes on its two axes and lays them out on that plane — the reasoning behind each position is the AI's, but the choice of lens is yours.
Switch frameworks whenever you want to read the same graph a different way, or clear the framework to return to the ordinary layout. The Workbench is a conversation — not a report.