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Synapse

Reflect yourself after a project with Socratic AI.

Synapse is a reflection journal that Socratic AI guides researchers to capture missed ideas and learnings, building a crucial 'anchor' of critical self-understanding.

Reflection is often unstructured, leaving valuable ideas missed. Synapse solves this with two core features: An In-line Socratic AI asks contextual questions to guide your thinking, while an Actionable Insights module synthesizes your reflection into clear takeaways and new directions.

These features are the engine for Information Gardening—a new paradigm that shifts the focus from passively "foraging" for information to actively cultivating personal insight over time.

Instead of using AI to offload tasks, Synapse uses it to deepen thinking. Each reflection builds a personal 'anchor' of self-understanding. This anchor is key: it secures your human agency and provides the transparent foundation for a future personal AI. It's a tool to own your intellectual growth.

Your next breakthrough starts with reflection.

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Information Gardening

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These features are the engine for ‘Information Gardening’—a new paradigm that shifts the focus from passively "foraging" for information to actively cultivating personal insight over time.

Human-Agency Centric AI

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Instead of using AI to offload tasks, Synapse uses it to deepen thinking. Each reflection builds a personal 'anchor' of self-understanding. This anchor is key: it secures your human agency and provides the transparent foundation for a future personal AI. It's a tool to own your intellectual growth.

Affiliation
Imperial College London
Royal College of Art
Year
2025
Role
Researcher
Designer
Engineer
Tutors/Mentors
MA/MSc IDE
Prof. Andrew Brand
Prof. Murray Shanahan