Vol. 09 · A decision primitive

Decide how you decide.

Idea and artifactArchive

§1 · Definition

A primitive is the load-bearing idea, emotional and structural, that everything else stands on.

This one is structural. A growing organization stops arguing about each project and starts deciding.

Fig. 09-A

A decision framework drawn as a blueprint: five tiers, from critical to research, sorted into kinds of project and then into public places, operations and workplaces. A · TIERB · PROJECTC · WHERE IT LIVES I · CriticalII · StrategicIII · OperationalIV · OptionalV · Research Public placesOperationsWorkplaces NewRelocationTemporarySystemsRenovationRemodelAdaptive reuseTestGround-up Every project is decided on four questions: growth, fit, complexity and identity.SHEET 01
Decision framework · sheet 01Tier, project, where it lives

Specimen 09-B

Primitive No. 01 · face AWhich projects get built, and why.Five tiers · four questions · one signature
PRIMITIVE No. 01
BUREAU ST. JAMES
Primitive No. 01 · face BThe test.Every proposal, from a temporary room to a headquarters, is tested against the same four questions before anyone draws.Growth · fit · complexity · identity
θ 000° · face A

Specification

Primitive
No. 01
Name
Which projects get built, and why.
Form
Five tiers. Four questions. One signature.
The four questions
Growth · fit · complexity · identity
Test
Every proposal, from a temporary room to a headquarters, is tested against the same four questions before anyone draws.