> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://position.futuring-architectures.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://position.futuring-architectures.com/master.md).

# For your toolbox

![](/files/-M4ULdOAocnAJEx-jJnL)

This is the [FAST](https://futuring-architectures.com/) manual to [positioning platforms](/extras/glossary.md#platform-position). It will be your companion in finding a platform's purpose and strategy: for your current organisation or department, a partner or competitor, or a future endeavour. 

The manual comes with all the [materials](/extras/downloads.md) you need to start [facilitating](/workshop/format.md) high-energy platform sessions. No consultants or coaches, no boot camps or certifications. All batteries included; just add elbow grease.

All contents is available free of charge under a [Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Use, share, adapt as you see fit:punch:

Platforms are complex things and no tool can detract from that. What this manual *can* do, is slice through the complexity layer by layer. You''ll find each layer easy enough to get into and well-suited for collaborative work.  Link them all together, and the intricacies and dynamics of the platform unfold in full:

![You'll slay platforms layer by layer](/files/-M42ySEAmi0vce2zbbdD)

These five layers show up all over the manual: in the schedule of [your next workshop](/workshop/format.md), in the [downloadable design tools](/extras/downloads.md), and as individual [chapters](/position/layers.md). In each chapter, you'll find short [instruction videos](/bonus/diaform.md#instructions) that will have you positioning platforms in no time. **So, delve right in...**:point\_right: