Frameworks
Meanwhile AI may make better decisions than people and steal our jobs, but computers and algorithms cannot frame. AI is brilliant at answering what it is asked; framers pose questions never before voiced. Computers work only in a world that exists; humans live in ones they imagine through framing.
Kenneth Cukier, Viktor Mayer-Schoenberger, • Framers
At the core of any frame lies a trade-off. The fewer constraints, the more counterfactuals a frame can generate. This gives a decision-maker more options, but it also means that many impractical ones have to be weeded out. The more constraints, the fewer options a frame elicits. This helps keep the decision-maker focused, but runs the risk of missi
... See moreKenneth Cukier, Viktor Mayer-Schoenberger, • Framers
A good framework helps the researcher accomplish several things: it tells a big truth, substantiated by all the important data and contradicted by none of it; it often maps behaviors across space and/or time; it captures the different behaviors across a range of individuals, taking into account idiosyncrasies without overgeneralizing them; and it c
... See moreSimon Steinhardt • Hidden in Plain Sight: How to Create Extraordinary Products for Tomorrow's Customers
What is included in a narrative, what is left out and the values it embodies are determined by what cognitive scientist and linguist George Lakoff refers to as ‘frames’. These cognitive structures are shaped by our personal and collective histories and allow us to conceptualize and organize what we see (and fail to see) and how we see it. The meani... See more
Designing Systems Interventions – Transition Design Seminar CMU
The problem is that most of our existing frameworks, developed during a more stable era, don’t work as well in dynamic conditions. This isn’t to say the old frameworks and the tools that went with them are completely irrelevant. There will always be a need to understand industry structure or to use your resources to create new advantages, but when ... See more