Base120 · Perspective
Context Windowing
Define explicit boundaries in time, space, and scope for analysis or action
When to use
"Use before any analysis to define explicit boundaries in time, space, and scope. Prevents scope creep and makes it clear what is in-frame (analyzed) versus out-of-frame (acknowledged but not addressed)."
Example
"We are analyzing the checkout conversion problem for the next 30 days, scoped to the web flow only. Mobile app and in-store are out of frame but noted. This makes it safe to defer mobile app issues without losing them."
Common misuse
"Drawing the boundary so tightly that the problem becomes trivially solvable but irrelevant. A perfectly analyzed sub-problem that ignores the real system is a model, not a solution."