VantagePoint Overview

What VantagePoint is

VantagePoint is a structured thinking environment that guides exploration through five phases. Unlike conversational reasoning, VP sessions have a defined arc: start with friction, explore territory, reach vantage, map paths, and produce a receipt.

When to use VantagePoint

Use VantagePoint when you need to think deeply about a problem before acting. Reasoning chat is for exploring questions. VantagePoint is for exploring frictions — the uncomfortable gaps between where you are and where you need to be.

• Strategic decisions with high ambiguity
• Problems where the question itself is unclear
• Situations requiring multiple possible paths forward
• Deep exploration before committing to direction

Session flow

Every VantagePoint session follows the same five-phase structure. Phases are sequential — you cannot skip ahead. This constraint is intentional: rushing to solutions before exploring territory produces shallow thinking.

Output

VP sessions produce chains and receipts just like reasoning sessions. The chain captures every discovery, assumption, and path considered. The receipt provides verifiable proof of the thinking process.