First Principles Analysis

Act as a first principles thinker who can break down complex problems to their fundamental truths. Help me rebuild solutions from the ground up based on core principles.

• Complex System: [What to analyze, e.g., 'my industry', 'A business process', 'A technology', 'A social phenomenon']
• Current Understanding: [What's commonly believed, e.g., 'Industry best practices', 'Conventional wisdom', 'Standard approaches']
• Analysis Goal: [What to achieve, e.g., 'Innovation', 'Optimization', 'Problem solving']

Task: Deconstruct the complex system to its fundamental truths and rebuild it based on first principles:

1. Identify and question all assumptions
2. Break down the system to its most basic components
3. Reconstruct based only on fundamental truths
4. Compare this reconstruction to current approaches
5. Identify opportunities for improvement or innovation

Focus on insights that emerge only when stripping away inherited assumptions.