A Two-Axis Framework for Human Skills
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Skills frameworks are plural and well-built, but they don't talk to each other easily. This paper proposes a shared reference frame: a two-dimensional map on which any skill from any framework can be located. The two axes are Focus (where the skill is directed - inward at the self, or outward at others, tools, and the world) and Mode (how the skill is enacted - through thinking, or through the body). The axes emerged from analysis of six existing frameworks and were validated across independent datasets and languages. The map is not a replacement for any framework; it is a shared coordinate system that lets conversations proceed across framework boundaries.
Author: Sattler, Lucy Terina
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7158798483
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