How to read this map

Two axes. One product reality.

ONTOLOGYOPERATIONL1L2L3L4L5THINKCOMM.ACT
Vertical — depth, from ontology to operation.

Top rings ask what reality is. Bottom rings ask how to ship inside it. Move down the wheel and the question shifts from "what is true?" to "what to do on Monday?"

Horizontal — thinking, communication, action.

Left column: build the model in your head. Middle: make it shared with people. Right: turn it into organised work. Most teams over-index on one column and call it strategy.

Every framework lives in one cell. Pick the cell first, the tool second.

Vol. 02 · Frameworks Map

The Product Frameworks Map.

A map of product thinking, communication, and action frameworks. Choose the right framework by level, mode, task, tension, or seniority — from ontology and strategy to discovery, delivery, measurement, and growth.

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What are you trying to do?

83 frameworks match
Level × Mode
83frameworks match
THINKING
Thinking
Pure conceptual work — building the model in your head.
COMMUNICATION
Communication
Building shared understanding across people.
ACTION
Action
Organising activity — turning thought into work.
L1 Ontology
Ontology
How is the reality your product operates in actually structured?
L2 Epistemology
Epistemology
How can we know and think clearly at all?
L3 Strategy
Strategy
Where to play and how to win?
L4 Discovery
Discovery
What to build and for whom?
L5 Operation
Operation
How to deliver, measure, and grow?