05 / Node
Case
Before results rewrite the story
Summary
Case is the discipline of protecting the idea from being rewritten by its result. Awards, numbers, impact, and recognition can make any story look inevitable after the fact. This node asks whether the idea was strong before the outcome made it look strong, and whether the case reveals the architecture of thought that made the work possible.
Risk
The result rewriting the idea.
Practice
Reconstruct the idea before the result.
Output
Case narrative.
Applied bite
Organize the case around how the idea was formed before the outcome made it look inevitable: what was seen, what was recognized, what tension was found, what response became possible, and how execution made it real.
Related
Schön, D. A. (1983). The Reflective Practitioner: How Professionals Think in Action. Basic Books.
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