Untools is a collection of thinking tools and frameworks to help you solve problems, make decisions and understand systems. Hi, I'm Adam Amran 👋 I'm a pr…

Cookie Policy for Untools As is common practice with almost all professional websites this site uses cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to…

Inversion Inversion is useful when you need to view the problem you're solving from a different angle. It can help you see a different perspective and im…

Issue trees Issue trees are basically maps of problems. They give you a clear and systematic way of looking at the problem you need to solve. They help y…

Iceberg Model Uncover root causes of events by looking at hidden levels of abstractions. Addressing problems only on their event level is often not enoug…

Minto Pyramid In business, communication needs to be clear and efficient. People are busy and don't have time to read long walls of text or listen to lon…

Privacy Policy for Untools At Untools, accessible from untools.co, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy documen…

Decision matrix Some decisions can be tough to make. Especially when there are more factors that go into making them. Decision matrix is a tool that will…

First principles Break down complex problems into basic elements and create innovative solutions from there. Sometimes also called "reasoning from first …

Cynefin framework Different situations typically require different responses. The Cynefin framework (pronounced /kəˈnɛvɪn/ - "kuh-nev-in") is there to he…

Eisenhower Matrix Named after U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, this prioritization framework will help you organize your tasks and activities by impo…

This is what a connection circle can look like. But how do you create one? How to create a connection circle Start with a circle on a piece of paper. Nex…

Ladder of inference We act and make decisions based on the conclusions we make. But we tend to jump to these conclusions and skip important parts of the …

Some decisions seem like wins at first, but turn out to be losses over time. What seems like an investment now turns out to be a liability later. What loo…

Abstraction laddering Abstraction laddering is a tool for framing problems more skillfully. It helps with defining a problem that you need to solve more …

Problem-solving tools Avoid worst scenarios If you're working on a high-stakes problem, you might want to focus on specifically avoiding bad solutions. I…

Balancing feedback loop Balancing feedback loop is a mechanism that resists further changes in one direction. It counters change in one direction with a …

Reinforcing feedback loop Reinforcing feedback loops are found whenever behaviours or events inside the loop reinforce one another. These loops amplify t…

Untools is a collection of thinking tools and frameworks to help you solve problems, make decisions and understand systems. Hi, I'm Adam Amran 👋 I'm a pr…

Cookie Policy for Untools As is common practice with almost all professional websites this site uses cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to…

Inversion Inversion is useful when you need to view the problem you're solving from a different angle. It can help you see a different perspective and im…

Issue trees Issue trees are basically maps of problems. They give you a clear and systematic way of looking at the problem you need to solve. They help y…

Iceberg Model Uncover root causes of events by looking at hidden levels of abstractions. Addressing problems only on their event level is often not enoug…

Minto Pyramid In business, communication needs to be clear and efficient. People are busy and don't have time to read long walls of text or listen to lon…

Privacy Policy for Untools At Untools, accessible from untools.co, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy documen…

Decision matrix Some decisions can be tough to make. Especially when there are more factors that go into making them. Decision matrix is a tool that will…

First principles Break down complex problems into basic elements and create innovative solutions from there. Sometimes also called "reasoning from first …

Cynefin framework Different situations typically require different responses. The Cynefin framework (pronounced /kəˈnɛvɪn/ - "kuh-nev-in") is there to he…

Eisenhower Matrix Named after U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, this prioritization framework will help you organize your tasks and activities by impo…

This is what a connection circle can look like. But how do you create one? How to create a connection circle Start with a circle on a piece of paper. Nex…

Ladder of inference We act and make decisions based on the conclusions we make. But we tend to jump to these conclusions and skip important parts of the …

Some decisions seem like wins at first, but turn out to be losses over time. What seems like an investment now turns out to be a liability later. What loo…

Abstraction laddering Abstraction laddering is a tool for framing problems more skillfully. It helps with defining a problem that you need to solve more …

Problem-solving tools Avoid worst scenarios If you're working on a high-stakes problem, you might want to focus on specifically avoiding bad solutions. I…

Balancing feedback loop Balancing feedback loop is a mechanism that resists further changes in one direction. It counters change in one direction with a …

Reinforcing feedback loop Reinforcing feedback loops are found whenever behaviours or events inside the loop reinforce one another. These loops amplify t…