The SENTINEL Framework: Navigating Latent Forces with Breakthrough Prompting
Use sharp days to build structure that serves you on foggy days. SENTINEL is a repeatable way to see the hidden scaffolding behind messy systems. Quick Path ⚡ Pick a system and fence it: one market, product, org, or workflow. Run the 7 probes (below) with copy‑paste prompts. Capture 1–3 bullets each. Synthesize a card: hypothesis, divergence, edge type, trigger, test. Adversarial test it once. Note how the edge collapses if it becomes consensus. Schedule one observation you can verify in the next 7–14 days. Full Path 🛠️ Phase 1 — Frame the system (5 min · Easy) Boundary: Name what is in and out (actors, markets, time window). Objective: Write one line: “I want to understand ___ to decide ___.” Artifacts: Create a note titled SENTINEL — {System} with the table below. Alt text: Frame the system — scope and note created — notes app. ...