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How we think

The first version of the problem is rarely the last.

What you see from inside your organization matters. We just don't assume it's the only useful way to see it.

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Your perspective isn't a constraint.
It is valuable data.

“Customer acquisition is slowing.”

The stated problem gives us somewhere to begin. The work determines where we go next.

Different problems deserve different kinds of thinking.

Thinking signaturerecalibrates by problem
Research84
Evidence76
Experience58
Intuition30
Experimentation44

There is no universal recipe.

Agreement isn't the service.

If the premise looks wrong, we'll say so. If the proposed solution looks wrong, we'll say that too.

Assumption

“We need more advertising.”

Question

“What if acquisition isn't the problem?”

Assumption

“We need to lower production cost.”

Question

“What if the cost is being created somewhere else?”

Test before certainty gets expensive.

Hypothesis

Write down what we believe is true.

Test

Create the cheapest useful way to challenge it.

Observation

Pay attention to what actually happened.

Change

Update the answer when the evidence changes.

Learning is part of implementation.

Flexible doesn't mean arbitrary.

01Understand before prescribing.
02Test when testing can teach us something.
03Own execution, not just recommendations.
04Keep iterating when the evidence changes.
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