TBM 329: Deep vs. Broad Context Traps
Use a broad understanding of the basic mental models of the world to augment your limited understanding of the field in which you find yourself a Stranger.
Rhiannon Beaubien • The Great Mental Models Volume 1: General Thinking Concepts
I had even heard other people talk about how they had tried to copy this or that approach and it had failed and I had heard others say that it was their “execution that had failed”. Well what if it wasn’t? What if they had copied one context specific approach and applied it to the wrong context? What if it was just the wrong thing to do like bettin... See more
Simon Wardley • Highlights From medium.com
These examples highlight why perceiving layers of context are a prerequisite to effectively navigating deeply ambiguous problems: they almost always happen across cross-functional boundaries, and never happen in the seams where your organization has built experience solving the particular problem. They are atypical exceptions, that involve a lot of... See more