Good post, but you seem to be conflating frames, mental models, and theories. Lets take these in reverse order, starting with the most rigorous type of understanding first:
Theories: Cumulatively build abstract representations of reality that have been validated by testing (ideally experiments). Shannon's Information Theory is one, as is Einstein' relativity.
Mental models: More common frameworks used to understand reality. These tend to be a step (or more) below theories since they are either un-testable, or specified so poorly that testing is not feasible. These are low resolution understandings of reality. Boyd' OODA loop is a famous one. Charlie Munger (Buffet' partner at Berkshire Hathaway) popularized this term in the last couple of... (read more)
Good post, but you seem to be conflating frames, mental models, and theories. Lets take these in reverse order, starting with the most rigorous type of understanding first:
Theories: Cumulatively build abstract representations of reality that have been validated by testing (ideally experiments). Shannon's Information Theory is one, as is Einstein' relativity.
Mental models: More common frameworks used to understand reality. These tend to be a step (or more) below theories since they are either un-testable, or specified so poorly that testing is not feasible. These are low resolution understandings of reality. Boyd' OODA loop is a famous one. Charlie Munger (Buffet' partner at Berkshire Hathaway) popularized this term in the last couple of... (read more)