I read the steps and my brain went, love the structure (cause I'm a virgo...all about the organization) AND in reflecting back on my own experience I am noticing the freewheeling hahaha. I am currently using a combination of hypothesis testing in the 'entrepreneurship goal' and freewheeling feedback loops within a larger process of pursuing multiple long term goals collectively.
Love the combo! And I love how you’re describing freewheeling feedback loops - perhaps less of a step-by-step but it’s still a structure.
One thing I didn’t get into in this post but likely will in the future is what qualifies as “evidence” that a hypothesis is true or not. Often in business we look for primarily financial metrics as the ultimate evidence. But in a hypothesis, who’s to say your metrics can’t relate to intuition or other signals? The goal is to find clear evidence, but what qualifies as evidence can be broader than how we usually think about it.
I too think that freewheeling is a structure. Structures, or the sequence of steps at the individual level, don't have to be a standard. We are all unique and so is the structure within our own operating space. As we grow or evolve so does our structure. When our operating space starts to interface with other spaces then the structures can start to tend towards becoming more standardized.
Same goes for the metrics. All metrics are helpful but not all are appropriate for everyone or everything, and wrong metrics can be disastrous!
I have been doing something similar, but in a visual way - I build a decision tree mind-map. Over the years, it has become a reflection of the journey I’ve taken. I periodically revisit it for retrospection. This helps me learn from the decisions I made, including those where I chose “The Road [Not] Taken.”
Well said! It’s also similar to the idea of having strong opinions, held loosely. You may have conviction that something will be true. Thinking of it as a hypothesis to explore lifts the weight off of getting it “right” the first time.
I read the steps and my brain went, love the structure (cause I'm a virgo...all about the organization) AND in reflecting back on my own experience I am noticing the freewheeling hahaha. I am currently using a combination of hypothesis testing in the 'entrepreneurship goal' and freewheeling feedback loops within a larger process of pursuing multiple long term goals collectively.
PS I’m also a Virgo, thanks for teaching me something about myself 😅
Love the combo! And I love how you’re describing freewheeling feedback loops - perhaps less of a step-by-step but it’s still a structure.
One thing I didn’t get into in this post but likely will in the future is what qualifies as “evidence” that a hypothesis is true or not. Often in business we look for primarily financial metrics as the ultimate evidence. But in a hypothesis, who’s to say your metrics can’t relate to intuition or other signals? The goal is to find clear evidence, but what qualifies as evidence can be broader than how we usually think about it.
I too think that freewheeling is a structure. Structures, or the sequence of steps at the individual level, don't have to be a standard. We are all unique and so is the structure within our own operating space. As we grow or evolve so does our structure. When our operating space starts to interface with other spaces then the structures can start to tend towards becoming more standardized.
Same goes for the metrics. All metrics are helpful but not all are appropriate for everyone or everything, and wrong metrics can be disastrous!
I have been doing something similar, but in a visual way - I build a decision tree mind-map. Over the years, it has become a reflection of the journey I’ve taken. I periodically revisit it for retrospection. This helps me learn from the decisions I made, including those where I chose “The Road [Not] Taken.”
Amit Trivedi that's so cool! I love that you're acknowledging your growth in a way that resonates for you
Love the idea of creating and testing a hypothesis. What a great way to reduce emotion in the decision process.
Well said! It’s also similar to the idea of having strong opinions, held loosely. You may have conviction that something will be true. Thinking of it as a hypothesis to explore lifts the weight off of getting it “right” the first time.