The first iteration of the geodesign framework asks how to describe the place. The second iterations asks how you will study the place.
Similar to the first iteration of the geodesign framework, the second iteration asks a series of questions that seek to summarize information in a way that we can easily organize and utilize. As with the first iteration, the second iteration asks six questions that form six models. At first glance, the framework appears familiar - the model types share the same names in both iterations. In practice, the framework is used quite consistently in both iterations. For each model, we ask a series of questions. Each answer becomes a piece of information to apply to the study. The difference is that this time the information being collected will inform how the study will be conducted.
Every place, its combination of landscape qualities, and problem(s) are culturally and geographically unique. Absorbing myriad information from a place and summarizing into a meaningful form is a necessarily complex task. As a result, geodesign studies will always be exclusive from place to place, and it will be necessary for the team to ask all six questions for each and every study to fully understand that place. The questions are simple, but answers and the models needed to replicate those answers may be very complex. Hopefully, it is evident why it is important to establish a diverse team and utilize an organized framework.