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Knowledge Graph Gap Analysis

Find the original insight in the gaps.

Answer first

A method for finding what is missing in a knowledge base by visualising it as a graph and identifying structural holes, dense clusters of related ideas that are not connected to each other. Bridging a structural hole tends to produce original, non-generic insight, because the territory between two developed clusters is by definition under-explored.

The technique

Ingest a body of knowledge, cluster it, identify where two dense clusters sit close but unconnected, then deliberately bridge the gap. For a content programme this is a way to manufacture non-commodity ideas systematically rather than waiting for inspiration, the gaps are where the original thinking lives.