Discussion: Learning from Chess about Thinking (What is a good idea?)
The Pawn: Idea (Potential Top Speed) Awful idea = 1 mph Weak idea = 5 mph So-so idea = 35 mph Good idea = 65 mph Great idea = 100 mph Brilliant idea = 200 mph The King: Execution (Accelerator Pressure) No execution = $1 Weak execution = $1,000 So-so execution = $10,000 Good execution = $100,000 Great execution = $1,000,000 Brilliant execution =
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Strategy in chess is all about the why of movement i.e. why you should move here over there. This was different from all the business strategy books that I had read. They tend to focus on the goal or the why of purpose as the all important factor in business. But the purpose of winning the game was not the same as the strategic choices I made... See more
medium.com • On Being Lost
The problem, as many of these players discovered, is that most of their “original” concepts were rare for good reason. The virtue of innovation only rarely compensates for the vice of inadequacy.