Hi Roy,
Messy indeed and yes, this all makes sense ot me. The biggest issue we all face is imposing what we think will work on others and it usually doesn't hit the mark so acknowledging emergence and being able to recognize opportunities to all for emergence is likely one of the biggest learnings for both learners and instructors especially within systems where "constraint" and overarching expectations seem to be the name of the game.
Yes, the descriptions clearly are a way to open up the conversations among students and instructional teams and across the board. I like to also think of this tool as having sociomaterial properties and thus is part of the process of discovery.
speak with you again!
Barb