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From a page out of
the MindManuals site: http://www.mindmanuals.com/livesample/mml-27-wrapper/index.html
MindManuals Fractal The MindManuals
Fractal is a small device for breaking down the design of a task. Each task, no
matter how small, is made up of four components: a Briefing, some Resources,
some Actions and some Results. The Briefing gives
you just enough information to take the Actions, using the Resources supplied,
to produce the intended Results. Any of these
components may themselves be broken down again using the Fractal. For example,
if the Task is to "write a report", then one of the resources needed
would be some data. Obtaining this data might itself be a sub-task, requiring
some different steps. A complex project can be made up of many instances of the
same basic pattern, however close you look - hence the name "Fractal". This is not the
same as IBIS, which is based on argumentation, but is a similar basis for
presentation. Thanks, Garold
(Gary) L. Johnson |