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MENTAL MODEL · M1483

Bricolage

Bricolage
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

Proposed by Claude Lévi-Strauss. It refers to the ability to solve problems by using the tools and materials at hand (even if they were not originally designed for that purpose), through tinkering and patching. It is contrasted with the "engineer" who works according to a blueprint. Scaffolding role: adapting to chaotic environments. In situations of resource scarcity or emergency, people with Bricolage ability (like "MacGyver") have a survival advantage over methodical experts. It encourages improvisation and creative reuse of resources. ---This is the eighth batch of 30 auxiliary cognitive scaffolds. I have conducted a deeper deduplication of the vast database you uploaded, uncovering more concepts from specific fields with high transfer value, covering programming culture, logical fallacies, economics, and legal philosophy.

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Adapting to chaotic environments. In situations of resource scarcity or emergency, people with Bricolage ability (like "MacGyver") have a survival advantage over methodical experts. It encourages improvisation and creative reuse of resources. ---This is the eighth batch of 30 auxiliary cognitive scaffolds. I have conducted a deeper deduplication of the vast database you uploaded, uncovering more concepts from specific fields with high transfer value, covering programming culture, logical fallacies, economics, and legal philosophy.

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Bricolage refers to assembling prefabricated modules into a whole according to a design, emphasizing construction by combination rather than from scratch. It is the operational side of modular thinking, enhancing speed and reversibility.

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