How do mental models function in understanding complex technological systems? What mental models are relevant to navigating the digital world?

This guide covers the mental model around how Nx works with project graphs, task graphs, affected commands, computation hashing and caching. We see two mental models about systems change at play in philanthropy. While many mental models apply to systems change work, we see two dominating the ... A mental model is a model that is constructed and simulated within a conscious mind. To be “conscious” is to be aware of the world around you and yourself in ... Feb 9, 2024 ... Mental models are cognitive tools that help us make sense of the world, analyze situations, and make informed decisions. Jul 5, 2016 ... This post is my attempt to enumerate the mental models that are repeatedly useful to me. This set is clearly biased from my own experience and surely ... May 2, 2020 ... In this paper, we go beyond instruction following and introduce a two-agent task where one agent navigates and asks questions that a second, guiding agent ... Aug 30, 2019 ... FrameWorks advises that advocates identify the most prominent mental models shaping people's thinking, and then, scrupulously avoid reinforcing unproductive ... Jul 29, 2020 ... KnowledgeWorks' recent systems thinking guidebook makes the case that we must transform our mental models in order to transform education systems. Users create mental models very quickly, often before they even use the software or device. Users' mental models come from their prior experience with similar ... Oct 11, 2023 ... In this article, I'll share a mental model I learned from Jeff Bezos that has changed my life, and I regard it as the second-most impactful mental model.