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What this page does (plain words)
- Walks you through 5 steps to redesign a “Form” (Diagnose → Extract Essence → Reimagine → Embody → Share & Metrics).
- Saves your drafts locally in your browser (no server, no sign-in).
- Exports a clean Markdown and a JSON backup.
- Creates a shareable link that encodes your draft in the URL (hash).
- Prints a PDF via your browser’s Print dialog.
Quick start (3 minutes)
- Click “↓ Start forging” to jump to the form.
- Fill Form Title (required) and a few lines in each section.
- Click 💾 Save Draft. Your draft appears in Your Vault (right side).
Every button explained
- 💾 Save Draft — saves to your browser’s local storage.
- ＋ New — clears the form for a fresh start.
- Load / MD / Delete (in Your Vault) — load a draft, export Markdown, or delete it.
- ⬇ Export Markdown — clean doc for sharing/printing.
- ⬇ Export JSON — structured backup you can re-import later.
- ⬆ Import JSON/README — pick a saved
.jsonor the Markdown README to auto-fill the form. - 🔗 Copy shareable URL — copies a link encoding your draft (not password-protected).
- 🖨️ Print / Save as PDF — use the browser print dialog.
- Quizzes — quick checks to improve clarity & integrity.
Starter example to paste
Title: Humane Success Model v1 Domain: Work & Wellbeing Author / Team: Your Name (or Team) Source / Links: Daniels (2023); WHO burnout brief; company OKR doc. 1) Diagnose - Inherited: “Success = constant output + visibility.” Learned from rankings + hustle culture; benefits loud contributors; absorbed via social + OKRs. - Harms: Burnout, shallow work, exclusion of caregivers/introverts, performative metrics. - Signals: Weekend emails, meeting fatigue, fear of saying “no,” vanity dashboards. 2) Extract Essence - Keep: Craftsmanship, reliability, contribution to users. - Context: Remote/hybrid; attention fragmentation; care duties; async tools. 3) Reimagine - Definition: Sustainable, high-leverage contribution that respects human limits and grows shared capability. - Pillars: Focus time · Useful outcomes · Health first · Learning loops · Fair visibility. - Anti-patterns: Always-on, heroics, vanity metrics, meeting-by-default. - Rituals: Two 90-min focus blocks/day; weekly “small wins”; Friday shutdown checklist. - Symbols: “Leverage > volume,” “Quiet wins,” “Green battery days.” 4) Embody - Roles: Leads guard focus calendars; PMs propose async first; HR tracks health. - Friction plan: Deadline spikes → flex pool; meeting creep → monthly audit. - Timeline: 30d pilot → 60d rollout → 90d review. 5) Share & Metrics - Audience: Team, leadership, HR. - Metrics: % focus hours; lead time; sick days; satisfaction; rework rate. - Ethics guardrails: No coercive tracking; opt-in transparency; consent for sharing metrics. - License / attribution: CC BY-SA 4.0 — Attribute ‘Forms Reforged — Shunya Publications’.
License: Page content (tool text, prompts, templates) is licensed under
CC BY-SA 4.0.
Logos/wordmarks and the book Forms Reforged are excluded (all rights reserved).
Preferred attribution: “Forms Reforged — Form Foundry (Beta) by Shunya Publications (CC BY-SA 4.0).”
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