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Context design
the practice of engineering environmental cues, defaults, and friction points to make desired behaviors more likely and undesired behaviors less likely, operating through the principle that behavior is a function of person and environment.
Why This Is a Definition
This definition establishes the precise semantic boundary of 'context design' by identifying it as an engineering practice, specifying its genus (environmental modification), and differentia (modifying cues, defaults, friction to influence behavior). It distinguishes this from willpower-based approaches and links it to the fundamental behavioral equation.