ABCD Constructs

ABCD of Design
ABCD:Context
Design
Author

F. Patel

Published

March 23, 2023

These contexts are reused and included in the project site documentation. This approach reflects the explorative flow and gives the time-stamp for when an idea is introduced. 1

Digression

Whether scaling the scope of the exercise by applying a creative leap or a logical step back, it is imperative to maintain a bias toward action. 2

Categorising ideas using the ABCD model helps (a) distinguish goal Assertions from gravity problems per Burnett and Evans (2016) (b) here labelled as Blockers, and (c) the Contextual notes (d) acknowledging Deferred research.

References

Burnett, B. and Evans, D. (2016) Designing your life: How to build a well-lived, joyful life. Knopf.

Footnotes

  1. However, this omits metadata, which is dropped for brevity or word count.↩︎

  2. Warranting further research into why/how this appears to break procrastination cycles.↩︎