Five-skill sequence for 'what am I missing?' - Collide → Critique → Scale → Synthesize → Simplify. Use when you suspect you're not seeing something.
Scanned 6/2/2026
Install via CLI
openskills install majiayu000/claude-skill-registry---
name: blind-spot-chain
description: "Five-skill sequence for 'what am I missing?' - Collide → Critique → Scale → Synthesize → Simplify. Use when you suspect you're not seeing something."
tier: π
version: 1.0
dewey_id: π.3.7.0
purpose: gap-detection
components:
- collision-zone-thinking
- critical-perspective
- scale-game
- synthesis-engine
- simplification-cascades
---
# Blind Spot Chain
**"What am I missing?"**
## The Sequence
```
1. Collision-Zone → What if we smashed X into Y?
↓
2. Critical-Perspective → What assumptions am I making?
↓
3. Scale-Game → What breaks at 1000x or 0.001x?
↓
4. Synthesis → What patterns emerge from 1-3?
↓
5. Simplification → What one insight eliminates multiple things?
```
## When to Use
- "Something feels off but I can't name it"
- Stuck on a problem, tried obvious solutions
- Before committing to a major decision
- When you've been in one frame too long
- Reviewing your own work
## The Five Phases
### 1. Collision-Zone Thinking
> "What if we treated X like Y?"
Force unrelated concepts together. See what emerges.
### 2. Critical Perspective
> "What am I assuming without noticing?"
Question the frame. What's taken for granted?
### 3. Scale Game
> "What happens at extremes?"
Test at 1000x bigger, 1000x smaller, instant, year-long.
### 4. Synthesis
> "What patterns emerge?"
Integrate findings from phases 1-3.
### 5. Simplification Cascades
> "If THIS is true, what else falls away?"
Find the one insight that eliminates multiple components.
## Output Format
```
BLIND SPOT CHECK: [topic]
COLLISIONS:
- X + Y → [spark]
ASSUMPTIONS FOUND:
- [hidden assumption]
SCALE BREAKS:
- At 1000x: [what breaks]
- At 0.001x: [what breaks]
SYNTHESIS:
- Pattern: [survived all phases]
SIMPLIFICATION:
- If [X], then [Y, Z, W] all unnecessary
BLIND SPOT IDENTIFIED:
[What you weren't seeing]
```
## Different from Pentad
| Pentad | Blind Spot Chain |
|--------|------------------|
| Building up | Finding gaps |
| "What IS this?" | "What am I MISSING?" |
| Construct | Deconstruct |
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**The thing you can't see is usually behind you. Turn around.**
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