We recently did this for Book Dash. We used the 'brown paper' technique: drawing and writing our entire current process of a huge sheet of brown paper stuck on the wall; and forcing ourselves to describe the process as it was now, and not as we wanted it to be. It was surprisingly tough and complex. We'd been told by an experienced facilitator that even for a simple org like ours, it would take four hours. We set aside just two, rushed in parts, and it still took four. When we were done, we had created one of the most valuable documents the org has ever seen.

Which is all to say: this one piece of the process may need more detail here, or a link to more detail on approach and technique.

This section is great, and necessarily thorough. It would be easier to navigate while reading if the points were numbered, and at the start there was a short summary of what's to come. E.g. 'First we'll cover Facilitation techniques, including 17 important guidelines. Then we'll describe the Phases comprising a full CDS.'

This paragraph seems out of place here, as if it's a whole other argument -- full of implicit depth and complexity -- tacked on in summary. Maybe it needs its own section or subhead, or could come out completely and be dealt with in a separate post.

This seems optimistically short. Is it really possible, or would is be better to say 'this takes at least a morning'?

Editorial nitpicking: spaced en dash needed here :)

This is a very specific project genre example, not a general guideline, so it seems an odd one out. Perhaps better moved to a section or sublist elsewhere, gathered with other similar examples.

Referring to funding/supporting a person's idea often troubles me, because there is an infinite difference between (a) an idea as a smart thought and (b) an idea as a working hypothesis that a person has begun testing. I think the Foundation supports the latter: working hypotheses that are already being tested in some small way. Is there a way to suggest this without complicating things?

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I don't think this phrase is necessary. It's an example of the Foundation team's humility about their model.

This was a really interesting event.

'Highlighting mode': tooltip or other should make it clear that this is 'private annotation mode' (or rename as such)

I'm most optimistic about Africa's growth rate, and what it means for so many people. I'm pessimistic about the future of peace in the Middle East and Asia, and the military role of the US and its allies there.