gaedke®.ai YFS
The Y-Framework

Five models, one question each

A framework you can actually locate yourself in.

Most frameworks tell you what to think. This one tells you where you are. Five models, each answering exactly one question, and they compose: where am I in the journey, what is changing, whose cycle is this, what do I do next, and can I sustain it.

The five models

One question each.

Projected from the Y-Framework System Reference, version 1.7.3 (2026-07-24).
YFS is a conceptual framework developed by Martin Gaedke and applied in his own practice. It has not yet been independently or empirically validated.
The design

Why five and not one

A single model that answers everything answers nothing precisely. Each of these five carries one question and refuses the others. That is what makes them usable together: you can be clear on your stage and honest that your energy is gone, and the framework does not force you to pick one story.

The discipline

Facts before scores

Every model here resolves to named facts before it resolves to a number. A facet is a set of facts; the score is a derived header. This ordering is the whole discipline. A score without its facts is a claim without evidence, and it will not survive contact with a real decision.

Seen running

The framework, applied to a real company.

These five models are what the OPC Blueprint is built from, and what the machine room plate reports against. Both are free and neither asks for an address.