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Are You Testing or Confirming?

“When you gather feedback on a new idea, are you designing the test to learn — or to prove you’re right?”

— Scientific Reasoning Skills

Scientific Reasoning Skills
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Seek the Critic

Identify the person most likely to poke holes in your idea. Go to them first — before the stakeholder meeting, before the pitch. Ask: “What am I missing?”

Scientific Reasoning Skills
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Build Forward Together

In a group conversation, choose to be the person who connects other people’s ideas. Say things like: “That builds on what Sarah said earlier — what if we combined them?”

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Treat It Like a Hypothesis

Reframe your best idea as a hypothesis: “We believe that [X] will result in [Y] for [Z].” Does it still feel as certain when you write it that way?

Scientific Reasoning Skills