Pictures
We don't live in reality. We live in pictures of reality — stories our mind runs about how the world is, was, will be. The map is all we ever experience.
Two moves change everything:
- Choose better pictures. Replace fear-stories with possibility-stories. Not delusion — deliberate optimism. Engineer the dream so the dream engineers reality.
- Drop the picture entirely. No story. Pure flow. Present. Doing something that connects you to what's real — not what you think about what's real.
Both are freedom. The first is agency. The second is presence. The skill is knowing which one the moment needs.
Why Pictures Matter
If you can't picture it, you can't define it. If you can't define it, you can't measure it. If you can't measure it, you can't build it.
If you can picture it, you can deliver it.
This is why Dreamineering starts with seeing — the meta in the matter — then engineering the matter to match the meta. Picture the dream. Map reality. Close the gap.
The Tools
Pictures externalise what's in your head so others can see it, challenge it, and build on it.
| Name | Purpose |
|---|---|
| The Logo | Four P&ID symbols forming a question mark — the control loop compressed into a brand mark |
| Agent & Instrument Diagram (A&ID) | Visual language bridging AI (Agents) + Crypto (Instruments) — the nomenclature of the future |
| Affinity Diagram | Group ideas by natural relationships |
| Business Model Canvas | Map how a venture creates and captures value |
| Empathy Map | See from the player's perspective |
More Frameworks
| Name | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Abstraction Laddering | Move between why and how |
| Capability Map | Assess capabilities, identify gaps |
| Conflict Resolution Diagram | Surface hidden assumptions in conflicts |
| Dependency Map | Identify external constraints |
| Inversion | Flip the problem |
| Ishikawa | Trace effects to root causes |
| Issue Trees | Decompose problems systematically |
| Process Map | Capture the truth |
| Productive Thinking Model | Structured ideation |
| Outcome Map | Align on desired outcomes |
| Value Stream Map | Measure flow through delivery |
Context
- Close the Gap — Picture the dream, map reality, close the gap
- Visualisation — The capability behind the pictures
- First Principles — Systematically establish the truth
- Process Optimisation — Improve the flow
- Drawing Tool Specs — Software for making pictures