Ask which operation is at work
Field guide / 02 of 07
Operators.
Make the field legible.
Operators are the actions through which a field is separated, connected, retained, changed and made usable.
Operators
01Distinguish
02Relate
03Attend
04Remember
05Transform
OBSERVE → RELATE → REVISE
The reading frame
What to look for
before you decide.
What is acting on what?
- 01Distinguish — make a difference visible
- 02Relate — connect relevant conditions
- 03Attend — allocate finite notice
- 04Remember — retain a trace
- 05Transform — alter form or meaning
- 06Adapt — revise under pressure
- 07Integrate — hold a configuration together
In practice
Three useful
moves.
Notice where an operation is blocked
Test what changes when a different operation is used
Calibration notes
An operator is not a personality trait
No action is automatically neutral