Second-Order Thinking

Activate when: user says 'and then what?', 'what are the second-order effects?', 'what could go wrong downstream?', 'what happens once everyone does this?', or brings a decision where the immediate effect is clear but downstream effects are not, or says 'everyone agrees this is good.' Do NOT activate when: the decision is genuinely low-stakes and reversible (e.g., a variable rename), or the user lacks a causal model and needs to build understanding first before tracing consequences. More: deciqai.com/c/second-order-thinking