Navigation

Roles: navigator, compass, landmark, waypoint, course, bearing, destination, crossroads

The art and science of determining position and choosing direction. As a source domain, navigation supplies structure for decision-making under uncertainty: you have a current position, possible headings, instruments that indicate bearing, and the ongoing need to correct course. Unlike the journey frame (which emphasizes the path and its stages), navigation foregrounds the moment of directional choice — the act of orienting when multiple routes are available and the destination is known but the terrain is not fully mapped. This makes it especially productive for therapeutic and strategic contexts where the question is not “where am I going?” but “which way do I turn right now?”

As Source Frame (3)