Here's another stab at articulating this foundational concept:
Prototype as if you are right but listen and observe as if you are wrong: this approach develops better solutions faster, and forces you to never settle.
What do you think?
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I like how this is said, especially the second part where it explains the benefits of "thinking right" but "listening wrong". Well said.
Posted by: Dave Sohigian | 27 March 2009 at 10:13 AM
While in London I was floored last week by an off-the-cuff explanation by Catherine Edgar as to why prototyping is valuable... she said "prototyping is the best way to answer a question in the context of other questions."
Boom.
Posted by: gentry | 27 March 2009 at 02:39 PM
diego, here is a slight modification ...to capture the context.
"Prototype as if you are right, but listen and observe feedback as if you are wrong"
Posted by: Miten Sampat | 05 April 2009 at 12:41 PM