// Case #07

Five minutes of explaining instead of thirty seconds of sketch

01Situation

Guideline explained verbally for five minutes, when a simple sketch would have settled it in half a minute.

02Where Margin Escaped

Time multiplied by number of listeners — plus risk that the word is understood differently than intended. Geometric detail described verbally is put together slightly differently in each listener's head. Discrepancy shows up in work.

03Root Cause

Wrong information medium selected for the content type. Geometry needs a drawing, not a monologue.

!How the Loop Closes It

Guideline as a light visual artifact pinned to the task: sketch, marked-up photo, annotation on plan. Thirty seconds once — instead of five minutes per person and rework after a week.

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