Definition
Poles
Each HES element is a spectrum, not a category: the Low and High poles describe how it presents at its two extremes, while the Reference marks the typical, everyday middle. The poles map variation across the range — neither end is inherently better or worse.
Slogan-level ideas without mechanics; implementation breaks down.
Rapidly designs workable constructions, hacks, prototypes, or methods of execution.
Can invent mechanisms, but needs time and external scaffolding.
Measure
Secondary: Efficiency.
Measuring Methods
Empirical Anchor
Notes
Citation
Human Elements System. (2026). Inventiveness (HES Passport D067, v1.2.4). hestable.com. https://hestable.com/passport/D067
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