Fictional example
Willow Lane Primary
Amara, Grace, Tomasz, Dev and Ruth
Open questions
7 published items with open questions, grouped by the kind of work they need. An item can be accepted and still have work left on it.
Explain or connect 3
Agree with families how far is too far to walk.Grace suggests half a mile. Families on the estate beyond the ring road live about a mile and a half away.Success factorAccepted for nowFamilies who live too far to walk can still finish the journey on foot.What are we trying to achieve?Check whether more driving makes the walk feel even less safe.CauseAccepted for nowParents feel the walk is unsafe, so more of them drive.What stands in the way?No one has asked the leisure centre yet.StepProposedThe leisure centre sets aside forty morning spaces for parents.What has to happen first?Check an assumption 1
Count how the bakery's customers arrive before nine.Tomasz assumes most come by car. Amara's week outside the shop suggests most walk.ConnectionDisputed“Keep Willow Lane open to cars all day.” is needed for “The bakery and the other shops keep their morning trade.”Where do needs pull two ways?Examine a challenge 1
Repeat the traffic count to settle how many cars are passing through.Tomasz and Dev disagree. Dev's June count found two in three cars stopping near the gate were drop-offs.CauseDisputedMost cars at 8:30 are driving through, not dropping children off.What stands in the way?Find out what happens 2
Try the hatch for a month and see who stops.ChangeProposedTomasz opens a walk-up hatch selling coffee to parents on foot.What will we change?Decide whether Mill Lane needs a 20 mph limit during the trial.Ruth reported queues at the Mill Lane junction in the first week of the trial.Possible harmProposedSome traffic moves onto Mill Lane while Willow Lane is closed.What will we change?These come from the commons' own record of unfinished reasoning, and from disputed items. No deadline, owner or priority is shown because none is recorded.