The trial tool

Short journal · Original editorial · Decisions with a return path

A new tool is adopted before anyone tests the ordinary task.

A decision can be proportionate to its consequences. Describe the choice, the available evidence, and whether it can be changed. A small reversible trial can answer a different question from a permanent commitment; keep those questions separate.

Try it on one non-sensitive example with a clear stopping point.

Do not confuse a tidy description with a useful result. Look at what the next reader or participant can actually do.