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Phase 4 UX exploration — workshop desk metaphor. Workspace layout changes: - Investigation Map promoted from preview to workspace artefact - Understanding card given wider surface (lg:col-span-2) - Grid shifts from equal-column to cognitive-weighted widths (lg:grid-cols-5) - Mobile remains stacked; tablet simplifies naturally - Desktop exploits wider working canvas Layout structured by cognitive activity: Active workspace zone (Question + Response) Supporting workspace (Understanding, Map) Reference row (Situation, History)
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# Design Evolution Log
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A chronological record of why significant design decisions were made. This is NOT a changelog. It records the product's evolution of thinking.
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## Phase 1
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Simple conversational investigation
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Question → Answer interaction.
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Purpose:
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Prove the reasoning loop.
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Learning:
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Conversation alone does not provide sufficient context during longer investigations.
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## Phase 2
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Persistent investigation notebook
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Added:
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- current understanding
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- original situation
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- investigation history
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Learning:
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Users need persistent context rather than remembering previous answers.
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## Phase 3
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Document workspace
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Created a coherent workspace with:
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- investigation status
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- current investigation
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- response
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- understanding
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- investigation map placeholder
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- situation
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- history
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Learning:
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The interface became usable but still behaved like a document rather than a workspace.
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## Phase 4 (Current Exploration)
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Facilitated Investigation Workshop
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Status:
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Experimental.
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Hypothesis:
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The Confidence Engine is not:
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- a chatbot
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- a dashboard
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- a form
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It is a facilitated investigation workspace.
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The interface should resemble the environment in which structured thinking happens.
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Record discoveries rather than conclusions.
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Leave room for future phases.
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## Phase 4 — Guiding Principles
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The Confidence Engine is a workspace, not a document.
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People think in multiple directions simultaneously.
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Useful context should be visible together.
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The interface should favour thinking over scrolling.
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The workspace should feel like a large desk or workshop rather than a narrow report.
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The engine facilitates thinking.
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The user contributes evidence.
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The workspace captures shared understanding. |