Observe without fixing
Record a recurring difficulty, its timing and what precedes it.
AN EXPERIMENT THAT FITS
Your first ground for an experiment.
Fourteen suggestions, not fourteen obligations. Each step may take several days. Progress stays on this page unless you choose to keep it on this device.
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Notice support
Identify a person, place or habit that already helps.
Name a constraint
Write down a constraint you cannot change alone.
Choose a small area
Choose one situation you can realistically influence.
Ask for agreement
Explain your idea to the people involved and listen to concerns.
State a hypothesis
Write what your change might improve and how to observe it.
Start the experiment
Try your change with a clear end date.
See invisible work
Notice who anticipates, prepares and reminds people around the trial.
Clarify a request
Prepare a specific request that leaves room for refusal.
Simplify one action
Move or simplify an existing element without needing a purchase.
Look for backup
Identify possible support and check availability without assuming it.
Ask for feedback
Ask people involved what helps and what gets in the way.
Compare with the start
Revisit your initial observation and record the change’s costs too.
Keep, adjust or stop
Decide what comes next and write one thing you learned about the situation.
Your pace matters more than the calendar. You can stop or go back.
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