synthesis-connect-dots

Find patterns and relationships across disparate ideas to reveal hidden connections, useful when working with information from multiple domains or trying to see how separate concepts relate Use when: (1) Multiple observations relate but the connection remains hidden, (2) Building system models that show how components interact and influence each other, (3) Tracing causal chains to understand how separate phenomena affect one another, (4) Working with information from different domains or sources, (5) Mapping networks of relationships to identify central hubs or isolated clusters, (6) Explaining why multiple things consistently happen together, (7) Seeking new solutions by recognizing analogous mechanisms from different contexts, (8) Understanding what underlying principle links disparate observations