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I've been developing a problem-solving method I call Cube Theory , originally inspired by a project involving modular, self-assembling robotic cubes. Over time, I realised the underlying principle could be applied to almost any problem. The idea is relatively simple: When a problem becomes too big to understand, cube it. How the Cube Method Works 1. Define the problem. Imagine placing the entire problem inside a cube. Establish what you're trying to understand or achieve. 2. Break it into constituent parts. Take the problem apart. Identify its different mechanisms, assumptions, dependencies, contradictions, and unknowns. Apply those parts to the faces of the cube. The faces are a thinking aid, not six permanently fixed categories. 3. Cube each part again. Each face can become another cube with its own smaller problems. Keep breaking things down until you reach something you can meaningfully investigate, understand, or test. 4. Rebuild the larger cube. Bring the smaller parts back together. But don't just stack the answers. Examine how they interact. A solution that works in isolation may fail when reunited with the whole. 5. Rotate the cube. This is the important part. Look at the reconstructed problem from another perspective. What did you miss? What assumptions changed? Does a contradiction suggest that the original problem was framed incorrectly? If you discover something new, break it down again and repeat the process. The process is recursive: Decompose → Investigate → Rebuild → Rotate → Reconsider. A Simple Example Consider the classic trolley problem. You're presented with two choices: allow five people to die or intervene and sacrifice one person. But what happens if you rotate the problem? Instead of asking which person should die , ask: Can the trolley be stopped? Can the people be warned? Can the tracks be changed? Can the isolated person help rescue the others? Why are we accepting the assumption that there are only two possible actions? The Cube Method doesn't guarantee a third option exists. It encourages us to examine whether the problem's boundaries are artificially restricting our thinking. Sometimes the answer changes because the question changes. What I've Used It For I've applied this way of thinking to projects involving modular robotics, software architectures, cognitive systems, simulated environments, memory, ethics, and speculative scientific research. One of those projects is r/AstraeaProject , an experimental emergent cognitive architecture. Rather than designing a single central intelligence and attaching features to it, I used the Cube Method to explore cognition through interacting processes such as memory, physiological regulation, affect, attention, self-modelling, learning, and action. The goal is to investigate whether larger adaptive behaviour can arise through the continuing relationships among those processes. That is a research and engineering goal, not a claim to have demonstr

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