1. About Cognography

Cognography is a Cognitive Positioning System (CPS) that provides a structured way to interpret the patterns of cognition behind communication.

• Not psychology advice: It is not a substitute for therapy, medicine, or scientific authority.
• The CPS draws on more than two decades of observation across creative, cultural, and systemic contexts.
• Its purpose is to make complex cognitive ideas more approachable, turning abstractions into formats that can be explored, compared, and reflected upon.

2. Development

The system evolved through long-term observation of recurring patterns in individuals and groups. It was later aligned with a well-known model in psychology, neuroscience, and robotics called the perception–decision–action cycle. This cycle explains how humans and machines process reality:

• Perception (See): Taking in sensory information.
• Judgment (Decide): Weighing options and making choices.
• Structure (Act): Turning thought into response, shaping the environment.

Cognography adapts this universal loop into accessible language, showing how people See, Decide, and Act in recognizable patterns. It remains a reflective guide rather than a scientific or clinical framework.

3. The Framework

The CPS organizes cognition along three axes: Perception, Judgment, and Structure. Together they create twenty-seven possible coordinates.

• These positions define how cognition can be mapped.
• Metaphorical terms (e.g., “front” for intimacy, “ground” for concreteness, “height” for perspective) help bridge structure with lived experience.
• The framework is meant as a map for orientation, not as fixed categories.

4. Features

Cognography represents cognition with qualities of space, distance, and orientation. The CPS map makes visible how different types relate, overlap, or contrast. It also uses a notation system called Triforms to express the positions of the coordinates precisely.

5. Applications

Cognography can be used in management, storytelling, education, and personal reflection. Its real value comes from dialogue — showing how people with different orientations process the same situation differently. For example, someone with a more conceptual perception may speak in abstractions that are harder for someone with a strongly empirical perception to follow. The system highlights such differences as cognitive affordances — capacities and limits in how people understand one another.

6. A Guide, Not Authority

Cognography is offered as a guide to perspective. It does not claim scientific authority and should not be treated as an ultimate truth. Its purpose is to encourage curiosity, empathy, and practical insight — not dogma.

7. Disclaimer

This is not psychology or medical science. It is not for clinical or diagnostic use. It is a reflective framework for dialogue and exploration only.

8. Purpose of the System

Cognography is intended for:

• Personal reflection and exploration
• Understanding diverse modes of perception and judgment
• Supporting clearer dialogue and empathy between people

9. Use at Your Own Discretion

• Any interpretation or action remains your responsibility.
• Insights vary depending on context and situation.
• This is a guide — not a guarantee, diagnosis, or universal truth.

10. Data & Privacy

• Cognography itself does not collect or store personal data.
• It does not share, sell, or store your information.

11. Intellectual Property

• Cognography is trademarked in the United Kingdom.
• All original concepts, designs, and writings remain the creator’s intellectual property.
• Reproduction without permission is not allowed.

12. Limitations & Accuracy

• The system is interpretive, not definitive.
• Context matters: insights shift with how situations are framed.
• Cognography is a tool for perspective, not certainty.