Recently, I read an article by Kent Beck over on Substack, in which he presented a 'Thinkie'—a small mind-opening idea—called Naive Solution. His idea is that if you're stuck, it can be valuable to pose the question:
One of the easiest ways to make a big impact is what you describe here, in my opinion. Start asking why, and explore the minimalist route.
Another side effect is that these questions work like a catalyst, opening the eyes of others on the team to start thinking in the same way!
Definitely! It’s a surprisingly hard skill to master. Learnt a lot from you in that regard!
One of the easiest ways to make a big impact is what you describe here, in my opinion. Start asking why, and explore the minimalist route.
Another side effect is that these questions work like a catalyst, opening the eyes of others on the team to start thinking in the same way!
Definitely! It’s a surprisingly hard skill to master. Learnt a lot from you in that regard!