Concept Refactoring

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Systematically improve and refine user experience concepts by applying a structured framework of six transformational moves. This skill helps analyze design trade-offs by providing a methodology for splitting or merging concepts for flexibility, unifying or specializing them for generality, and tightening or loosening their connections for automation. Use it to address overly complex or rigid designs, decide between competing conceptual models, and build more robust and user-friendly software.

Key Features

• Applies a framework of six transformational moves: Split/Merge, Unify/Specialise, and Tighten/Loosen.
• Provides a step-by-step workflow for identifying design problems and selecting the appropriate move.
• Addresses common design anti-patterns like monolithic concepts or feature proliferation.
• Guides the evaluation of refactored concepts to ensure they align with design goals.
• Offers a decision framework to balance trade-offs based on user expertise and workflow predictability.
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Use Cases

• Refactoring a monolithic feature into smaller, more manageable components.
• Deciding whether to combine several similar concepts into a single, more general one.
• Improving a design by adding automation or providing more manual control to users.