connection-bridge

Connect unfamiliar concepts to familiar ones through analogy. Builds structural mappings that match relationships, not just surface similarities. Identifies where analogies break down. Use when: (1) asked to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, bridge knowledge gaps between audiences with different expertise, or translate domain-specific terminology into accessible language, (2) accurate technical explanations don't seem to land and the audience appears confused, (3) domain-specific terminology creates barriers to communication rather than clarity, (4) writing documentation for people new to the domain who need mental models before details, (5) explaining abstract processes, invisible mechanisms, or non-intuitive behaviors that lack direct physical analogs, (6) teaching concepts where standard explanations assume background knowledge the audience lacks, (7) starting to use an analogy but haven't verified the structural mapping holds systematically, (8) building shared understanding across groups with different expertise who must collaborate, (9) explaining why constraints exist or why seemingly simple requests are actually complex