assumptions

A dark and ominous swirl of storm clouds over a rural landscape

How can you turn solutions into problems?

Before you can start creating solutions, you need to truly understand the problem. Working through this “problem space” is where you begin to really understand what your constituents need, learn their true pain points, and elicit the hidden realities of the task at hand. The problem space can be messy and uncomfortable, but it’s also […]

How can you turn solutions into problems? Read More »

Iceberg showing only a portion visible above water and a large amount of ice below the water

What is it they say about assumptions…?

If it were possible to be a professional devil’s advocate or “chief questionologist,” I’d be first in line to apply. One of my key strengths—stemming from persistent curiosity, some innate contrariness, and the ability to see things from multiple perspectives—is to be able to surface assumptions that are either too obvious or too uncomfortable for

What is it they say about assumptions…? Read More »