Cognitive Scaffold

Preparing your thinking workspace

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MENTAL MODEL · M6697

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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

Richard Saul Wurman's five ways to organize information: L (Location): position/place; A (Alphabet): alphabetical order; T (Time): chronological order; C (Category): category; H (Hierarchy): hierarchy/importance. Scaffolding role: exhaust the possibilities of information organization. When faced with massive information and unsure how to organize it, these five dimensions provide a complete organizational framework; any information can be arranged using one of these five methods.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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Reduce cognitive load

Exhaust the possibilities of information organization. When faced with massive information and unsure how to organize it, these five dimensions provide a complete organizational framework; any information can be arranged using one of these five methods.

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Anchor fast decisions

Richard Saul Wurman's five ways to organize information: L (Location), A (Alphabet), T (Time), C (Category), H (Hierarchy). The mechanism is to exhaust the possibilities of information organization—when faced with massive information, any set can be arranged from one of these five dimensions, providing a complete framework.

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