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In too many organizations, leaders look for guarantees that the results will be favorable before testing or investing in something new.
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219 |
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Just as observation is a key element of innovative ideas, so too is it the best testing ground for those ideas because reality is the best testing ground for almost anything.
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045 |
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Pilots are a fabulous way to test a thesis. However, they can often cost a substantial portion of the whole development budget, so they do not make sense.
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050 |
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We can distinguish mere novelties from real innovations fairly easily. The really simple test is to show the change to someone and wait to see if he describes it as ‘cool.’
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059 |
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Timed testing is just another example of the bias in our world that favors speed.
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124 |
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Certainly design patterns and tested usability principles should be followed, but there’s always room to do or present things differently.
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064 |
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The focus on constant testing, which grew out of the reasonable desire to measure and standardize children’s accomplishments, has intensified their fear of failure.
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309 |
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We are as sick as our secrets. We are at the mercy of fears we dare not articulate, paralyzed by assumptions we refuse to put to the test.
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080 |
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…we must test ourselves. We make courage a habit.
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129 |
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Short-term entry-level experiences are important because they allow you to quickly test assumptions about your career interests.
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098 |
