How varies widely.
howtomakesenseofanymess.com
How varies widely.
The process for removing clutter is simple. Look at each element in the design and ask why it is needed.
Giles Colborne • Simple and Usable Web, Mobile, and Interaction Design
How To Make Sense Of Any Mess: Information Architecture for Everybody by Abby Covert –
Rohit Bhargava • Non-Obvious 2017: How To Think Different, Curate Ideas and Predict The Future
To start with why, ask yourself: Why does this work need to be done? Why is change needed? Why do those changes matter? Why should other people care? Why hasn't this been tackled correctly? Why will this time be different?
Abby Covert • How to Make Sense of Any Mess: Information Architecture for Everybody
How to Make Sense of Any Mess
howtomakesenseofanymess.comyou can always fall back on the four steps of CODE: Keep what resonates (Capture) Save for actionability (Organize) Find the essence (Distill) Show your work (Express)
Tiago Forte • Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organise Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential
Instead of organizing ideas according to where they come from, I recommend organizing them according to where they are going—specifically, the outcomes that they can help you realize.