HCD.14:1 - Problem Frame

Use this when an observation of performance, unfamiliar transfer, delayed performance or support dependence changes an assumption behind a person’s development arrangement. Begin with the affected observation and ask which part of the arrangement it calls into question.

The first useful result is a bounded revision hypothesis: a specific change to the arrangement, the contribution it is expected to improve, what remains protected, and the next observation that could retain, adapt or reject the change. A compatible result from HCD.11, HCD.12 or HCD.13 can be sufficient; the three are not obligatory stages.

An arrangement includes the tasks, practice, feedback, sources, tools, provider and other conditions through which development is attempted. The Method revises the smallest justified part of that arrangement. It does not treat every disappointing result as a reason to rebuild a course or select a new life or career direction.

Do not proceed from a score with no recoverable contribution or observation. Obtain the missing evidence first. If the live question is clinical treatment, professional correctness, safety, employment action or an unavailable domain Method, return it to the responsible specialist or owner. A new source edition alone does not establish deterioration in the person.