Borrow patterns from other domains to unlock new paths.

Learning goal

Find a similar problem in another domain.
Extract the structure (not the content).
Apply the structure to your problem.

Why it matters

Other domains have solved similar structures.
Structure transfers; content does not.
Analogies unlock creativity.

Key idea

Use patterns from other domains to unlock new paths. Borrow structure, not literal copy. Extract the mechanism and apply it to your context.

Common mistakes

Copying solutions literally without adapting.
Dismissing analogies as irrelevant.
Using analogy to avoid doing the work of understanding.

Today's move

Pick your current problem. Find one analogy from another field (sport, nature, another industry). Write how the structure maps; then one move inspired by it.

Self-check

You can explain the key idea in one sentence.
You have one concrete move to do today.