F · Focus

Change scale, parts, boundaries, or dimensions with the four Rs.

Choose a branch or move

• Resize

  When 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.

  Use this move →Explore 1 parts →
• Repartition

  Regroup your cases into new categories until membership in a group actually changes what you predict or do.

  Use this move →Explore 5 parts →
• Reboundary

  Redraw what counts as inside versus outside the problem so that hidden dependencies and costs come into the frame.

  Use this move →Explore 7 parts →
• Redimension

  Swap the variables you describe things with, turning labels into continua, averages into distributions, and traits into states, so hidden differences become visible.

  Use this move →Explore 6 parts →