Question Branching
Branch a topic into research questions, sub-problems and neighboring fields.
Mindflov for researchers
Find the question before you chase the answer.
Good research starts with a better question. Mindflov maps a topic into questions, framings, methods and contributions, so you can see the whole space before you commit to one study.
The friction
The reading list grows. The question stays vague.
Notes pile up across PDFs, documents and chat threads, and the links between them live only in your head. Mindflov keeps questions, frameworks and methods on one map, so the connections between fields stay visible — including the ones you didn't expect.
A workflow that keeps its shape
From a loose thought to something you can use.
Thinking as a researcher, Mindflov changes the vocabulary, constraints and modes behind every expansion. Your branches stay visible while the work gets sharper.
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Seed
Put the topic or problem you want to study at the center.
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Expand
Branch into questions, framings, methods and adjacent fields.
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Insight + plan
Ask for the insight behind a question, or a plan to investigate it.
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Converge + diverge
Bridge two fields into one question, or diverge for alternative designs.
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Synthesize
Write the map up as a research outline or a proposal draft.
Thinking as
Modes that think like a researcher.
Conceptual Framing
Try a framework or analogy that reorganizes how the problem is understood.
Method Logic
Work out how each question could be answered, and where the reasoning is weakest.
Significance
Say why it matters, to whom, and what changes if you find out.
Reviewer 2
Critique the idea like a tough peer reviewer before a real one does.
Explore a live example
Start with the work, not a blank page.
The outcome
A wider search. A sharper question.
Synthesis turns the strongest branches into an outline — question, framing, method and contribution — with the alternatives you set aside still on the map.