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It is important to accept that your initial vision is built largely on untested assumptions (or hypotheses).
Ash Maurya • Running Lean: Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works (Lean (O'Reilly))
the scientific method
Prashanth Narayan and • 7 cards
Here we have a theory which can also be ruled out without experimental testing, because it contains a bad explanation – an explanation which, in its own terms, is worse than its rival.
David Deutsch • The Fabric of Reality
Every intellectual endeavour starts from an already existing preconception, which then can be transformed during further inquires and can serve as a starting point for following endeavours.
Sönke Ahrens • How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking
The two most important assumptions are the value hypothesis and the growth hypothesis.
Eric Ries • The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses
When using a Deducting Reasoning here is a good process to follow: 1) Start off with a big idea or theory. 2) Come up with more specific ideas that can be tested. These ideas are called hypotheses (Think of them as clues to solve the case) 3) Gather information and observations. Gather evidence to see if your clues support or reject your hypotheses
... See moreNeuronswaves • Critical Thinking, Logic &Amp; Problem Solving
This process of learning—hypothesis, data, anomaly, new hypothesis, data, and so on—is called scientific induction and is a critical element of every successful business.
Richard Rumelt • Good Strategy/Bad Strategy: The difference and why it matters
Within all forms of research, it is the evidence that is primary; this means that if a prevailing theory fails to adequately explain empirical evidence, it is the theory that requires reassessment.