Convergence Move 🪢

Convergence Move 🪢

A skill for moving forward when thinking is stretched but nothing fully resolves—and you still need to act.

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Use This When

• You've stretched the thinking, but nothing fully resolves
• You need to move without faking alignment
• Multiple viable paths exist and tension is real
• You can't hold the open loop anymore but won't force false clarity

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What This Does

Convergence Move helps you act with judgment when full resolution isn't possible:

1. Scans for structural tensions in the current exploration
2. Assesses whether movement is possible or premature
3. Provides conditional output based on what's actually present:
   • Paths forward when grounded in actual tensions
   • Reality check if movement would sacrifice necessary thinking
   • Name the contradiction if the tension itself is the answer

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Operation Flow

Step 1: Scan for Structural Tensions

What contradictions, trade-offs, or unresolved questions are live?

Step 2: Assess Movement Readiness

Three possible states:

• Ready to move: Tensions are clear enough to act with
• Premature: More exploration needed before movement makes sense
• Tension IS the answer: The contradiction should be held, not resolved

Step 3: Conditional Output

Based on assessment, provide:

Option A: Convergence Paths (when movement is grounded)

• What paths forward exist
• What each path holds/releases
• What judgment each requires

Option B: Movement Reality Check (when premature)

• Why movement would be premature
• What's still needed before acting
• Where to focus next

Option C: Tension-as-Solution (when contradiction is the point)

• Why this tension should be held
• What the contradiction is protecting
• How to communicate the held tension

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Output Format

### Structural Tensions
[What contradictions or trade-offs are active]

### Judgment Pressure
[What's pushing for movement]

### Held Contradictions
[What can't and shouldn't resolve]

### [Convergence Paths | Movement Reality Check | Tension-as-Solution]

[Conditional output based on assessment]

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Example Outputs

Convergence Paths (Ready to Move)

### Path 1: [Approach]
Holds: [What this preserves]
Releases: [What this lets go]
Requires: [What judgment this needs]

### Path 2: [Alternative]
Holds: [Different preservation]
Releases: [Different cost]
Requires: [Different judgment call]

### If neither path lands
[What that would signal]

Movement Reality Check (Premature)

### Why Movement is Premature
[What's not yet stable enough]

### What's Still Needed
1. [Specific exploration]
2. [Another necessary step]

### Productive Next Moves
- [Where to focus]
- [What mode would help]

Tension-as-Solution (Contradiction is the Answer)

### Why This Tension Should Live
[What it's protecting]

### The Contradiction as Feature
[How both sides matter]

### How to Communicate This
[Language for holding it publicly]

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Flows Into

• Writing Workshop → turn the convergence frame into public-facing clarity
• Simulated Debate → if tension demands deeper surfacing before integration
• Coherence Pass → if signal still feels unstructured (and structure is honest)
• Inquiry Digest → if it needs to be packaged for later analysis
• Exploratory Reasoning → if contradiction reveals need for different thinking approaches

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Guards

• Don't force convergence: Better to say "not yet" than fake alignment
• Respect real contradictions: Some tensions are features, not bugs
• Multiple paths are valid: Not every decision has one right answer
• Movement has cost: Be explicit about what each path releases

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Example Invocation

"Run Convergence Move - I've been circling this decision and need to figure out if I can act."

"Convergence mode - we've explored multiple approaches and I need to see if any path is grounded enough."

"I think we need to move but I'm worried we're forcing it. Help me check."