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Charlie Munger argued for a latticework of mental models: ideas from many disciplines that support each other. Here are all 129 models, grouped by discipline, with a line for every pair that relates. See also models that pull in opposite directions.

Ways of ThinkingSystems & StructureDistributed Systems & DataTrade-offs & EconomicsRisk & ResilienceChange & EvolutionPeople, Org & InfluenceStrategy & EnterpriseProduct ThinkingAI SystemsFrom the Masters

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The most connected models
  1. 14One-Way vs Two-Way Doors
  2. 14Total Cost of Ownership
  3. 13Architecture Decision Records
  4. 13Feedback Loops
  5. 13The Map Is Not the Territory
  6. 12Relativity (Stakeholder Frames)
  7. 11Conway's Law
  8. 11Core vs Context
  9. 10Bounded Context
  10. 10Capability Mapping
  11. 10Cognitive Load
  12. 10Probabilistic Thinking