Cognitive Scaffold

Preparing your thinking workspace

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MENTAL MODEL · M6475

ABELL

ABELL
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

Who: Which customer groups are served? What: Which customer needs are satisfied? How: What technology/capability is used? Scaffold role: Define the business in three dimensions. Prevent the enterprise from falling into a narrow definition like "I am a hammer seller" (technology-oriented), and instead shift to "I am solving the need for hammering" (demand-oriented), thereby discovering new market opportunities.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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Reduce cognitive load

Define the business in three dimensions. Prevent the enterprise from falling into a narrow definition like "I am a hammer seller" (technology-oriented), and instead shift to "I am solving the need for hammering" (demand-oriented), thereby discovering new market opportunities.

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Anchor fast decisions

Based on "demand-oriented positioning". Use the three dimensions of Who/What/How to define the business, avoid the narrowness of technology orientation, and discover adjacent markets.

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