What You’ll Learn
- How to pivot a conversation without losing context
- The difference between a follow-up and a direction change
- When to redirect vs. when to start fresh
- Techniques for smooth transitions
How It Works
Send a message with your new direction. The AIs:- Keep all previous context in memory
- Shift their focus to your new topic
- Connect the new direction to prior discussion (when relevant)
Examples
From Research to Action
From Analysis to Different Analysis
Complete Topic Change
From Broad to Specific
Redirect vs. Follow-Up vs. Fresh Start
| Action | When to Use | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Follow-up | Going deeper on the same topic | Builds on prior responses |
| Redirect | Changing topic but prior context helps | Keeps history, new focus |
| Fresh start | Completely unrelated or need clean slate | New conversation, no baggage |
Techniques for Clear Redirects
Signal the shift explicitly
Keep relevant context, drop the rest
Ask the AIs to connect the dots
Scope narrowing
Tips
- You don’t need permission to change direction. Just do it.
- The AIs won’t get confused. They handle context switches gracefully.
- If you want to completely ignore prior context: “Forget our earlier discussion. Fresh perspective: [new question]”
- If you want prior context to inform the new direction: “Given what we discussed about X, now consider Y”
- Changing direction is normal. Good conversations evolve.

