Outset Design
A framework for improving outcomes by designing beginnings
What is Outset Design?
Outset Design is a framework and practice concerned with the design, analysis, and improvement of beginnings — the points at which assumptions are formed, commitments are made, structures are set, and paths become constrained.
The object of study: outsets
Outset Design treats outsets themselves as a first-class object of study, including cognitive, normative, commitment, structural, and temporal outsets.
Relationship to Fair Deal Policy
The Fair Deal Policy (FDP) is a canonical application of Outset Design focused on fairness and pre-commitment.