Base120 · Perspective

Sensemaking Canvases

P · Perspective

Deploy structured templates to systematically capture and organize observations

Model code
P19
Transformation
P (Perspective) — Reframe problems by shifting viewpoints and identifying foundational truths.
Priority
19 of 20
Framework
HUMMBL Base120 — 120 mental models across 6 transformations

When to use

"Use when facing an unstructured or overwhelming situation. Deploy structured templates (canvas, grid, timeline) to systematically capture and organize observations. The structure itself reveals gaps and patterns."

Example

"A team using a Business Model Canvas to analyze a competitor. The canvas structure forces them to fill every cell, revealing that they have no data on the competitor's cost structure — a gap they would not have noticed in unstructured analysis."

Common misuse

"Treating the template as the output rather than the thinking it structures. A perfectly filled canvas that no one reasoned about is decoration, not analysis."

Also known as

Sensemaking TemplatesStructured Observation

Related models

P18P7DE3