6.8. Summary
Ideas have their own momentum. It will take longer to reign in creative work than you expect. Changes will cascade through a project.
Create checkpoints for creative work to track and manage it. Common checkpoints include proof-of-concept, idea groupings, three alternatives, two alternatives, one design.
Use affinity diagrams to consolidate ideas.
Prototypes enable the project to confront issues early and learn from mistakes without significant risk.
Use iterations, or the periodic refinement of a prototype, to ask questions, evaluate progress, and decide on the next steps.
Create an open-issues list to track questions that need to be resolved before specifications can be completed.
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