Mind · Strategy
Ladderdrop
A tool that states the sign that it has done its job, and is withdrawn when the sign appears
Definition
Mechanism
A tool introduced to build a capacity, such as a scaffold, checklist, template or framework, states the observable sign that the capacity is built. When the sign appears, the tool is withdrawn or its continued use is justified anew. It is the move a Sunsetkind makes for categories, applied to tools and triggered by success.
Invariants
- The tool states the observable sign that its purpose is achieved.
- When the sign appears, the tool is withdrawn or its continued use is justified anew.
Risks
Failure modes
Permanent scaffold
the tool stays after the capacity is built and becomes a crutch.
Premature removal
the tool is withdrawn before the sign appears.
Relationships
Builds on
References
Infrastructure
A classification that carries the condition under which it stops being used
Nothing in this library builds on this pattern yet.
Reference