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12 results (expanded search) for "assumptions"
Professional
Decision Assumptions
Before any big decision, write 5 assumptions you relied on — test the weakest.
Leadership
Cross-Functional Team Trust-Building
Before a joint project between different teams, hold a "hidden assumptions" session surfacing mutual stereotypes between departments before they sabotage collaboration.
Leadership
Theory of Change: From Activity to Impact
Draw a logical chain: inputs → activities → outputs → outcomes → long-term impact.
Psychological
Mind-Reading Challenge
You assume what others think of you — but never asked.
Social
The Generous Backstory
Invent at least three plausible reasons for a behavior that upset you, before you judge.
Social
Verify Before Concluding
Before judging intent, call and ask — avoid 80% of misunderstandings.
Leadership
Devil's Advocate
Designate one person — or take the role yourself — as official critic before approving any major decision.
Digital & AI
Explicit Negative Constraints
State explicitly what you do not want in the output (words, styles, assumptions) to cut later editing.
Administrative
ICE Scoring for Initiatives
Score each initiative Impact x Confidence x Ease (1-10 each), execute by score order.
Administrative
Go to the Gemba
Don't analyze a problem from your desk. Go where it happens and observe 30 minutes before suggesting a fix.
Administrative
Worst-Best-Expected Scenario Analysis
Each big decision: 3 numeric scenarios, not "hope for the best".
Digital & AI
Expert-Student Dialogue for Knowledge Extraction
Have the model play expert + student who asks "dumb" questions — extracts tacit knowledge.