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Less printing can work when the shared information stays accessible
Keep shared instructions reusable and print only what participants need.
One reference brief may serve several makers using blank paper for responses. Separate what everyone needs to see from what each participant needs to write on, checking that shared copies remain legible and reachable.
A shared design brief can serve several individual sketches.
Share the reference, not a bottleneck
Distinguish shared reference material from individual response space. A reduction in copies should preserve legibility and access to the information needed.
Identify essential printed elements. Share reference copies. Offer blank response space.
Reduced printing should not reduce access. Which copies are genuinely needed?
Provide enlarged reference copies.
Resources
- Reflection Journal Template — Use the editable reflection prompts to record observations and one practical next action.
Further reading
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