What before how.
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What before how.
Keep what resonates (Capture) Save for actionability (Organize) Find the essence (Distill) Show your work (Express)
What do people need to understand? What are the edges of the map or diagram? What are you not mapping or diagramming? Where will other people see this map or diagram (e.g., on a wall, in a presentation, on paper)?
How to Make Sense of Any Mess,8 information architect Abby Covert
How To Make Sense Of Any Mess: Information Architecture for Everybody by Abby Covert –