Well-researched and beautifully synthesized, Bandan
I only had one small question for this bullet point:
"• Build in review moments to validate assumptions, not just milestones."
I'm probably reading too closely, but whenever I see "validate," it means "prove that we were right," instead of what I understand the point of Discovery to be as "look for the weaknesses in our assumptions so we can disprove them and make a better hypothesis."
This next point allows for alternative points of view:
"Encourage dissent in strategy sessions — realism thrives where people feel safe to say “this part doesn’t work.”"
I.e., on't look to be right, or rubber-stamp something, but to look for ways the ideas can be challenged and improved.
Validate in the way how I have used it goes with "look for the weaknesses in our assumptions ...make a better hypothesis" and not to prove them right. Validation would lead to knowing which are strong assumptions (highly certain) and which are weak (not certain) and then work around that distribution to come up with better set.
Well-researched and beautifully synthesized, Bandan
I only had one small question for this bullet point:
"• Build in review moments to validate assumptions, not just milestones."
I'm probably reading too closely, but whenever I see "validate," it means "prove that we were right," instead of what I understand the point of Discovery to be as "look for the weaknesses in our assumptions so we can disprove them and make a better hypothesis."
This next point allows for alternative points of view:
"Encourage dissent in strategy sessions — realism thrives where people feel safe to say “this part doesn’t work.”"
I.e., on't look to be right, or rubber-stamp something, but to look for ways the ideas can be challenged and improved.
Validate in the way how I have used it goes with "look for the weaknesses in our assumptions ...make a better hypothesis" and not to prove them right. Validation would lead to knowing which are strong assumptions (highly certain) and which are weak (not certain) and then work around that distribution to come up with better set.
Thanks for sharing your perspective!