Decomposing tasks gives open-ended tasks structure, so it can allow people to begin or complete tasks they might not otherwise be able to.

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1. Structures tasks
2. Contextualizes tasks
3. Quality checks

Benefits of Decomposing Tasks

Teevan, J., Iqbal, S. T., Cai, C. J., Bigham, J. P., Bernstein, M. S., &amp; Gerber, E. M. (2016). Productivity Decomposed: Getting Big Things Done with Little Microtasks. Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems. https://doi.org/10.1145/2851581.2856480 

Productivity Decomposed: Getting Big Things Done with Little Microtasks

Benefits of Decomposing Tasks: Structuring Tasks

Context can help people come up with solutions and make connections.

Benefits of Decomposing Tasks: Contextualizing Tasks

Short, concrete tasks can provide built-in quality checks and can help identify when course-correction is needed.

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