A practical pattern atlas
Conversation and content
Keep rich content and long answers readable within a dialogue.
Conversation is one interaction surface among several. Use cards for inspectable objects and dedicated reading or editing spaces when the task outgrows a bubble.
Answer first, expand by need
Give orientation before inviting deeper study.
Research-informed design proposal11 · Conversation and contentPassage preview opens a full reader
Keep long Scripture readable without flooding the conversation.
Research-informed design proposal12 · Conversation and contentThe reader controls the scroll
Let new content arrive without moving text someone is already reading.
Research-informed design proposal13 · Conversation and contentPartial is not complete
Separate interrupted output from missing source or conversation context.
Research-informed design proposal14 · Conversation and contentResults grow without flooding
Make large result sets navigable and deliberate.
Research-informed design proposal15 · Conversation and contentReflow before shrinking
Keep references, text and controls usable when space becomes scarce.
Research-informed design proposal16 · Conversation and contentConversation can produce a reading artifact
Move sustained work into an editable document without losing its origin.
Research-informed design proposal25 · Conversation and contentChoose the kind of help
Support a goal without diagnosing it from a prompt.
Research-informed design proposal26 · Conversation and contentListen, ask permission and repair
Make correction and refusal normal parts of a conversation.
Research-informed design proposal44 · Conversation and contentIntent controls support the prompt
Help people express scope through selections and task choices.
Research-informed design proposal45 · Conversation and contentPlace AI around the task
Choose inline help, a context panel or conversation by the user’s work.
Research-informed design proposal52 · Conversation and contentChat contains source objects, not just bubbles
Give verses, passages, links and media recognisable identity and appropriate actions.
Research-informed design proposal