A Practice is the lived, day-to-day method used to get things done. While Patterns describe abstract solutions and Protocols define formal rules, Practices capture the practical reality of how work actually happens. They embody patterns in specific contexts and often combine multiple patterns into coherent workflows. A practice might describe how a team runs retrospectives, how farmers rotate crops, how musicians improvise together, or how communities make collective decisions.
When to Use
Use the "Practice" type when documenting:
How work actually happens; the real methods people use
Tacit knowledge that is usually understood implicitly by experienced practitioners
Methods that combine multiple patterns into workflows
Context-specific adaptations of general patterns
Skills and techniques that newcomers need to learn
Approaches that have evolved through trial and error
