Latticework

Overview

Latticework is the practice of cross-wiring mental models from multiple disciplines on the same situation. Power comes from inter-connection: independent lenses converging = high-confidence signal; lenses diverging = unknown to investigate. When multiple forces align simultaneously they amplify — the lollapalooza effect (Munger, 1994). Composes with first-principles, second-order-thinking, probabilistic-thinking, and map-is-not-the-territory.

When to Use

• Stakeholders keep raising non-overlapping objections — each is right from their model
• Post-mortem shows failure was "outside the model we used"
• "Our analysis is solid" — but only one framework was applied
• Situation looks like a classic X but has anomalous features X cannot explain
• Designing a strategy/product where market, psychology, operations, and incentives all interact
• Judging an AI-boom / AI-adoption / AI-hype bet where "is it a bubble?" and "is it real?" are being argued through one lens each

Not when: problem is contained in one discipline; crisis triage (no time); decision too small for multi-model overhead.

Coaching Novices (Adaptive Front Door)