Slarty

Slarty See the difference

See Slarty in a workflow.

A useful result has a trail you can follow.

Example An example project. Its names, times and sources are made up.

Trollstigen in Norway, seen from above: a mountain road climbs out of a green valley in tight hairpin bends beside a waterfall, under a clear blue sky.
  1. 01 The task

    Pick up with clarity.

    Return to a project with the context that matters: the current direction, the decisions that shaped it, the work already completed, and the questions still open.

    Summer ferry guideExample
    what you are trying to do
    Publish this summer’s ferry times in the visitor guide.
    what has been decided
    Use the operator’s summer schedule as the source.
    where the work stands
    Draft 2. Weekday times are in.
    the questions still open
    Does the late Sunday sailing still run?
  2. 02 The evidence

    Know what supports the result.

    Follow a claim back to its source. See which work was checked, what the check established, and which version it concerned.

    Summer ferry guideExample

    the evidence behind those decisions

    • First weekday sailing 07:30source: Summer scheduleversion: v3
    • No sailings on public holidayssource: Summer scheduleversion: v3
    • Late Sunday sailing 21:10source: Spring scheduleversion: v2
  3. 03 The check

    Later, an assumption changes.

    When the work changes, its earlier evidence stays available for review. You can examine what still applies and record a correction when it does not.

    Summer ferry guideExample

    what the check established

    • still applies

      Weekday and holiday times match the summer schedule.

      checked against v3
    • does not apply

      The late Sunday sailing came from the spring schedule. It is not in v3.

      stays available for review

      Correction recorded Sunday sailing taken out of draft 2.

Trollstigen
The Geiranger–Hellesylt car ferry crosses the dark green fjord below a wooded shore road, leaving a white wake where a small yellow fish leaps.

The handoff

Work often needs another perspective, another tool, or another environment.

  1. 05 The contribution

    A collaborator joins.

    They can read the relevant work, contribute a review, and return their findings to the shared record.

    Summer ferry guideExample

    what came back

    from
    A collaborator, working on the assignment
    findings
    The operator confirms there is no late Sunday sailing this summer.
    returned to
    The shared record, linked to “Confirm one sailing”
  2. 06 The review

    Keep the handoff understandable.

    Follow what was requested, what came back, and what was accepted.

    Summer ferry guideExample

    what was accepted

    accepted
    The finding matches summer schedule v3.
    can proceed
    Sunday times go to layout: no late sailing.

    Correction recordedThe late Sunday sailing stays out of the guide, with the operator’s answer attached.

  3. 07 Later

    Make earlier effort useful again.

    A completed check can help establish what still needs attention.

    Autumn ferry guideExample

    a new session starts from the corrected record

    what you are trying to do
    Publish the autumn ferry times.
    the work already completed
    The summer check, the operator’s answer and the correction.
    the questions still open
    Does the autumn schedule add a late Sunday sailing?

Slarty connects these moments so the work remains understandable as it moves forward.

Geiranger–Hellesylt ferry
  1. Continue the workPick up with clarity.
  2. Follow the evidenceKnow what supports the result.
  3. Build on earlier effortMake earlier effort useful again.
  4. Work across agentsGive the next contributor a shared starting point.
  5. Direct the workKeep the next step clear.