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The Ditto: Combining Conversation and Context

September 25, 2025

The Ditto: Combining Conversation and Context

A Ditto is more than a summary—it's a comprehensive data structure that combines your conversation with contextual research, creating a complete picture of your idea, project, or business case.

What is a Ditto?

A Ditto captures everything associated with a project: your initial thoughts expressed through voice or chat, the structured information extracted from your conversation, and relevant contextual research that enriches your understanding. It's your idea with all its context in one place.

The Conversation Foundation

Every Ditto begins with a conversation. Whether you speak naturally using voice input or type your thoughts, DittoSense captures your ideas as they emerge. This natural expression often reveals insights that structured forms miss.

The conversation process helps you:

  • Articulate ideas you might struggle to express in writing
  • Think through problems by talking them out
  • Capture context and nuance that formal documentation loses
  • Build understanding through guided questions

Enrichment Through Context

What makes a Ditto powerful is its combination of your conversation with relevant research. DittoSense automatically enriches your ideas with:

  • Market Context: Industry trends, market size, competitive landscape
  • Technical Context: Feasibility considerations, technology options, implementation patterns
  • Strategic Context: Alignment with best practices, similar initiatives, strategic frameworks
  • Financial Context: Cost considerations, ROI patterns, financial benchmarks

This contextual research transforms your raw idea into an informed assessment.

The Complete Picture

A Ditto isn't just a document—it's a living data structure that includes:

  • Your original conversation and insights
  • Structured information extracted from that conversation
  • Relevant contextual research and data
  • Assessment frameworks and evaluations
  • Connections to related ideas and projects

This comprehensive view enables you to make informed decisions because you have all the information in one place.

Maintaining and Communicating

DittoSense enables you to maintain your Dittos over time, updating them as your understanding evolves. You can export them for communication, sharing structured summaries with stakeholders, investors, or team members.

The structured format makes it easy to:

  • Present ideas clearly and consistently
  • Track how ideas evolve over time
  • Compare different projects and opportunities
  • Build a portfolio of validated initiatives

Conclusion

A Ditto represents a new way of working with ideas—combining the natural expression of conversation with the rigor of contextual research. It's your idea, fully informed and ready for decision-making.