exploration-tracking

Track exploration progress by maintaining a structured exploration map with status indicators for explored, partial, current, uncharted, and skipped areas. It applies to collaborative planning sessions by recording discoveries and timestamps to maintain situational awareness.

Mapping topics during product discovery is best handled by creating a tree-structured exploration map. Set top-level areas like User onboarding to uncharted, mark the current area during discussion, add sub-areas, and link subsequent decisions to identified gaps.

Backtracking during knowledge gathering works by supporting returns to partially explored areas and capturing context for later review. It uses a checkpoint protocol to review coverage and decide whether to continue discussion or move to planning.

You can use adaptive questioning to surface gaps and guide structured exploration. The Skill leverages questioning patterns to drive discovery, systematically addressing uncharted areas and updating the map with new sub-areas.

Run a checkpoint protocol during the DISCUSS phase when you need to review overall coverage and decide next steps. It helps determine whether to continue exploring current topics, backtrack to partial areas, or transition to planning.

Yes, this exploration mapping approach works for complex tree-structured topic maps. It tracks nested sub-areas dynamically as you go, maintaining status indicators and timestamps across multiple levels of depth during your session.