Practice: Protecting Discovery Time
Practice: Protecting Discovery Time
Practice making the case for learning time in a delivery-focused environment.
Instructions
Consider a situation where you believe more discovery is needed but face pressure to commit to delivery. Work through framing your case.
Think of a current or recent situation where you felt pressure to commit before you had enough understanding. Describe it briefly.
What specifically don't you know that you need to know? Be concrete. What questions, if answered, would change your approach?
What's the cost of not knowing these things? What could go wrong? What rework might result?
What would it take to learn what you need? How much time? What activities?
Draft a one-paragraph pitch for why learning time is worth the investment. Focus on concrete benefits and specific outcomes, not abstract value of research.