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Exercise cm-ex-15

Write asking the questions needed to make that instruction actionable.

In this guide
PRACTICE PROMPT

Use this fictional setting to practise clear reasoning. It is not an assessment or institution paper.

The setting

A client who has asked for the structure to be 'as sustainable as possible' with no further definition.

Your task

Write asking the questions needed to make that instruction actionable.

What a useful response would show

Turning an aspiration into criteria that can decide between schemes.

Reflect afterwards

  1. What assumption mattered most?
  2. What would you check before using this on a real project?
  3. Could another engineer follow your recommendation?