Principlev1

Maintain a library of templates rather than a single

Maintain a library of templates rather than a single universal template, with each template tuned to specific situation types, and explicitly note the conditions under which each template applies or fails.

Why This Is a Principle

This follows from Schemas as Knowledge Organization Structures (schemas organize knowledge), Flexible Context-Dependent Categorization (conceptual structure is context-dependent and flexible), and Goals as Perceptual Filters (goals function as perceptual filters). Different contexts require different templates, and selection itself is a judgment call.

Source Lessons

L-0807

Workflow templates

Create reusable templates for recurring workflow types so that you invest design effort once and execute many times without reinventing the process.

Connections

Derived From (3)

AxiomGoals as Perceptual Filters AxiomSchemas as Knowledge Organization Structures AxiomFlexible Context-Dependent Categorization

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