FIELD GUIDE
Practical patterns for designing human–AI workflows.
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PRACTICE PATTERNS
Pattern 01 — Source before output
Key questionWhat is this output based on?
/field-guide/source-before-output
Anti-pattern
Generate first, reconstruct the source later.
Pattern 02 — Made ≠ Ready
Key questionWhat still needs to be true before this can move forward?
/field-guide/made-not-ready
Anti-pattern
Generated = done.
Pattern 03 — Meaningful Human Gate
Four tests- Judgment
- Consequence
- Context
- Efficiency
Anti-pattern
Approval theatre.
Pattern 04 — Evidence before confidence
Key questionWhat would I need to see to trust this conclusion?
/field-guide/evidence-before-confidence
Anti-pattern
Confidence without inspectability.
Pattern 05 — Continue, don't restart
Key questionIf we come back tomorrow, what should we not have to explain again?
/field-guide/continue-dont-restart
Anti-pattern
Every session starts from zero.