The uniqueness of each place and problem will necessitate a creative strategy and a unique geodesign process. The goal of your individual AOI project is to answer the questions posed by the second iteration of the framework. Doing so will enable you to outline a geodesign process. It is essential that you complete this step before actually performing any of the data gathering, evaluation, and visualization.
The beauty of this approach is that you do not waste time gathering information that you will not need to make decisions. The combination of the first and second iterations through the framework yields a focused process for embarking on the actual study.