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Episode 35: Better Built By Burkhard

burkhardstubert • 39 implied HN points • 01 Feb 23
🕹 Technology Software Development Decision-making Embedded Systems Asynchronous communication
  1. Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) help document important decisions about projects clearly. They let everyone involved understand the reasons and consequences behind decisions.
  2. Using ADRs improves communication by allowing team members to think through decisions at their own pace. This leads to better discussions and less conflict in meetings.
  3. ADRs include details like context, options, and the final decision, making it easier to revisit and adjust earlier choices if needed. This establishes a structured and flexible decision-making process.

Let's cut some cake

Sunday Letters • 79 implied HN points • 20 Mar 22
🚌 Education Decision-making Mathematics Team Dynamics Problem Solving Collaboration
  1. To share something fairly, one person should cut it while the other picks their piece. This way, both care about fairness.
  2. In team discussions or disagreements, break down decisions into parts to find common ground and make it easier for everyone to agree.
  3. Using a math-based approach can help settle arguments quickly and fairly, showing that cooperation can work better than fighting.

Principles and discomfort

Sunday Letters • 59 implied HN points • 31 Jul 22
💼 Business Management Culture Strategy Decision-making Team Dynamics
  1. Companies should write down their principles, but they need to focus on real-life situations. It's important to consider what happens during conflicts or tight deadlines.
  2. It's good to prioritize principles so everyone knows what matters most. Listing trade-offs can help teams make better decisions when things get tough.
  3. Successful teams must design principles that reflect real choices and constraints. This way, they can handle stress better and understand what they truly value.

Decisions Before the Decision

DruGroup • 79 implied HN points • 23 Mar 22
💼 Business Leadership Decision-making Management Strategy Organizational Behavior
  1. Before making a big decision, ask yourself five key questions: When do you need to decide, who should be involved, what are your options, where might your choices lead, and how will you respond to outcomes.
  2. Getting the right people in the room can help improve decision-making. Their different perspectives can highlight mistakes and open up better choices.
  3. Thinking through the potential results and responses to your decision can ensure you’re prepared for whatever happens next. It helps make the final choice clearer and gives you more confidence.

The Rogue Patient

ariakerstein • 3 HN points • 14 May 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Medical conditions Decision-making Support system
  1. Navigating hard medical conditions requires intelligent and active patient engagement to achieve optimal outcomes.
  2. Making big medical decisions involves timeboxing decisions, gathering relevant information, and balancing reason with emotion.
  3. Being proactive and involved in treatment decisions can help avoid unnecessary treatments, minimize damage, and reduce suffering for the patient and their family.
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Collective Fallacy

Fish Food for Thought • 16 implied HN points • 07 Feb 24
💼 Business Innovation Decision-making Group dynamics Leadership Organizational Culture
  1. Collective fallacies like groupthink can stifle innovation by leading to unanimous decisions driven by desire for group harmony.
  2. Social loafing in group settings reduces individual effort, hindering creativity and underutilizing diverse skills.
  3. Herd mentality can suppress creative ideas by promoting conformity to majority opinions, inhibiting risk-taking and diverse perspectives.

Walking On a Tightrope

Superfluid • 13 implied HN points • 06 Mar 24
💼 Business Entrepreneurship Startups Venture Capital Decision-making Funding
  1. In the startup world, founders must balance irrationality and rationality for success. It's about believing in big ideas but also making data-driven decisions.
  2. As a startup evolves, founders need to shift from irrationality to rationality, showing a clear path to profitability.
  3. Recognizing when to embrace irrationality and when to be rational is key for successful founders. It's a valuable skill that can build trust and credibility.

Finding your niche in the startup industry[Story Time Saturday]

Technology Made Simple • 39 implied HN points • 01 May 22
🕹 Technology Product Design Decision-making Software Development Competition Innovation
  1. Develop products that stand out from the competition by focusing on unique features or solutions.
  2. Find a balance between high performance through focus and scalability by considering factors like resources and challenges.
  3. When deciding between powerful but expensive techniques and simple, inexpensive options, weigh the benefits of each to make an informed choice.

What Matters Most: How We Develop Conviction at Seed

Equal Ventures • 39 implied HN points • 14 Mar 22
💼 Business Venture Capital Startup Evaluation Decision-making
  1. Developing conviction at seed stage involves looking beyond basic metrics and focusing on long-term potential.
  2. Key factors for investing include evaluating moat trajectory, proximity to product-market fit, and identifying catalysts for market entry.
  3. Team evaluation is crucial, prioritizing qualities like grit, decision-making, and founder-market fit over pedigree.

6 Dynamic Ways ChatGPT Revolutionizes Product Management 🚀 and 50+ Product management prompts

The Product Channel By Sid Saladi • 37 implied HN points • 26 Mar 23
🕹 Technology AI Product Management Decision-making Market research Documentation
  1. ChatGPT helps product managers streamline tasks, focus on strategy, and deliver innovative solutions.
  2. ChatGPT provides product managers with AI-generated insights to enhance decision-making.
  3. Integration of ChatGPT in product development process leads to creating innovative solutions and enhanced user experiences.

People don't want to think more than they have to

UX Psychology • 39 implied HN points • 04 Mar 22
🔬 Science Psychology User Experience Decision-making Human behavior
  1. People prefer to take the path of least resistance and avoid thinking too much, unless necessary.
  2. The principle of least effort influences decision-making and problem-solving by favoring easier, quicker Type 1 thinking over more effortful Type 2 thinking.
  3. In UX design, creating seamless and effortless experiences that align with users' preferences for Type 1 thinking can enhance user satisfaction and engagement.

#1: Varieties of the unknown

The Uncertainty Mindset (soon to become tbd) • 179 implied HN points • 06 Nov 19
💼 Business Finance Risk management Decision-making Economics Strategy
  1. There are different types of unknown situations we can face. It's important to recognize these differences because they affect how we make decisions.
  2. A common mistake is treating real uncertainty like risk, thinking we can predict outcomes when we really can't. Understanding this can help us better navigate complex situations.
  3. We need to find new ways to plan and react when faced with unknown outcomes, since these scenarios are becoming more common. Simply applying a risk mindset isn't enough.

Are you missing the window to influence your stakeholders?

CAUSL Effect • 19 implied HN points • 19 Apr 23
💼 Business Stakeholders Decision-making Analysis Consulting Product Management
  1. It's important to understand that decisions happen over time, not just at deadlines. Stay engaged with your stakeholders to make sure you can influence their choices.
  2. To avoid wasting time, identify the minimum level of analysis needed to make a good decision. Don't chase perfection when it's not necessary.
  3. Remember that being a decision maker is hard. Our job is to provide insights when they're needed, so be timely to maximize your chance of influencing the outcome.

Scenario Planning: Strategy, Steps and Practical Examples

Product Mindset's Newsletter • 11 implied HN points • 28 Jan 24
💼 Business Strategy Decision-making Resilience Risk management Innovation
  1. Scenario planning helps organizations prepare for a range of possibilities in an uncertain future.
  2. The scenario planning process involves steps like predicting future drivers, understanding impacts, and gauging effects of scenarios.
  3. Best practices for scenario planning include focusing on key uncertainties, keeping it simple, and fostering a culture of resilience.

Week 80 - E8 - 🤖 AI Integration for Faster, Better Product Development

The Product Channel By Sid Saladi • 10 implied HN points • 25 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Artificial Intelligence Product Management Market Analysis Decision-making Software Development
  1. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a pivotal force in reshaping industries, offering product managers opportunities to enhance their development lifecycle.
  2. Integrating AI into product development leads to reduced time-to-market, increased efficiency, and better resonance with users.
  3. AI helps in enhancing ideation by analyzing customer feedback, conducting market research, and generating innovative concepts to uncover promising opportunities.

Six thinking hats

A Bit Gamey • 13 implied HN points • 17 Dec 23
🚌 Education Problem Solving Decision-making Creativity Critical Thinking Personal Development
  1. The Six Thinking Hats method by Edward de Bono helps in problem solving by considering different perspectives.
  2. Each hat represents a specific viewpoint like emotions, caution, facts, optimism, creativity, and control.
  3. Using the Six Thinking Hats approach can lead to clearer thinking, innovative ideas, effective communication, and better decision-making.

Preparing for Senior Level Leadership

DruGroup • 59 implied HN points • 02 Nov 21
💼 Business Leadership Management Career development Decision-making Time management
  1. Senior leadership comes with a lot of pressure that can be hard to escape, so preparing to share some of that pressure can help ease the transition.
  2. Making decisions as a senior leader is different because you need to own the choices you make, so it's good to practice making decisions at lower levels and learning from the outcomes.
  3. Time management is crucial for senior leaders, so getting better at saying no and focusing on important tasks can help when you reach that level of leadership.

Trifectas go all the way up

The Engineering Manager • 10 implied HN points • 27 Jan 24
💼 Business Leadership Collaboration Decision-making Accountability
  1. Trifectas, consisting of engineering, product, and UX, are powerful for creating scalable and beautiful products.
  2. Trifectas should be present at all levels of an organization to prevent siloing and ensure cross-functional collaboration.
  3. Having trifectas all the way up the org chart leads to clear accountability, balanced decision-making, quick issue resolution, and a structured roadmap.

The goal of a “strategy” is to change our own team’s behavior

amivora • 7 implied HN points • 13 Mar 24
💼 Business Strategy Decision-making
  1. For a strategy to be useful, it should change the behavior of our team to create better outcomes for customers.
  2. A strong strategy should help every team member to make better decisions daily by understanding the vision, goals, and their role within the larger picture.
  3. Setting up a strategy involves asking specific questions upfront to build conviction, provide clarity on changes needed, and ensure it translates into practical guidance for day-to-day work.

2. Vote with your feet

Insight Axis • 39 implied HN points • 27 Jul 21
💼 Business Decision-making Career development
  1. Consider how your environment influences your success and well-being. Changing your environment can improve your situation.
  2. If you find yourself in a role or organization that doesn't align with your qualities or needs, don't hesitate to leave. Find a better fit to thrive.
  3. Voting with your feet - leaving a situation that doesn't work for you - is a powerful way to take control of your life and find fulfillment. Don't feel obligated to stay and fix a broken system; prioritize your own well-being and success.

Habits/Abitudini

Promontories • 7 implied HN points • 19 Jan 24
📚 Literature Writing Revision Decision-making Responsibility Life experiences
  1. Revision and editing of writing can be a tedious and complicated process, but ultimately focusing on clarity and meaning is most important.
  2. Responsibility and decision-making, whether in writing or in historical events like WWII, can be daunting, but individuals can adapt and overcome challenges.
  3. Facing difficult situations and making tough decisions, whether in writing, leadership, or personal adversity, often requires resilience and the ability to adjust to new circumstances.

Strong Opinions, Loosely Held

Fish Food for Thought • 18 implied HN points • 29 Mar 23
💼 Business Leadership Decision-making Cognitive Bias
  1. Senior leaders should have strong opinions but be open to changing their minds based on new information
  2. Confirmation bias can make it difficult to stay open to new ideas, but it's important for growth
  3. The Dunning-Kruger effect highlights how people with low knowledge tend to overestimate their abilities, while knowledgeable individuals may underestimate themselves

Your Only Limited Resource

DruGroup • 39 implied HN points • 03 Aug 21
💼 Business Leadership Management Decision-making Productivity Time management
  1. Time is the most valuable resource we all have, and it cannot be replaced or made more of. It's important to be intentional about how we spend it.
  2. The Opportunity Filter helps you decide which opportunities to take on and which to ignore. This way, you can manage your energy and time more effectively.
  3. There are different ways to handle opportunities: dodging unimportant ones, blessing others for their efforts, warning colleagues about risks, launching important projects, and owning responsibilities that truly matter.