Start with the people, activities, constraints, and decisions the space needs to support.
Field note
A practical brief for a shared workshop
A useful brief names the decisions ahead, the people involved, and the evidence the team still needs.
Features
Three things the brief should make clear
Keep it short enough to use and specific enough to guide the next decision.
Understand the place
Walk, listen, map what is already useful, and notice where everyday activity gets harder than it should.
Make decisions together
Turn competing needs into a brief that gives the team a clear way to choose.
Test the smallest useful change
Use drawings, mock-ups, and short trials before committing time and budget too early.
Form
Bring us your working brief
Share the project stage and the decision that feels hardest to make next.
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