Move guide
F · Focus
Change scale, parts, boundaries, or dimensions with the four Rs.
Choose a move in the practical Guide →The four Rs of Focus
Resize changes the scale. Repartition changes how the situation is divided. Reboundary changes what is inside the map. Redimension changes the dimensions used to describe it.
Choose the change that makes the needed distinction easier to see while keeping the answer-relevant facts.
Explore the moves and parts
- RESIZEWhen your problem feels stuck, change the size of the thing you're looking at by running six zoom lenses (Structure, Cycle, Actor, Link, Ensemble, Service) until a unit appears that you can actually control.Expand branch →
- REPARTITIONRegroup your cases into new categories until membership in a group actually changes what you predict or do.Expand branch →
- REBOUNDARYRedraw what counts as inside versus outside the problem so that hidden dependencies and costs come into the frame.Expand branch →
- REDIMENSIONSwap the variables you describe things with, turning labels into continua, averages into distributions, and traits into states, so hidden differences become visible.Expand branch →