One of the cool parts of my job is that I get to work with folks who are encountering many of the MBM and Science of Liberty ideas for the first time. Not only is helping people learn awesome, but I often get the "fresh eyes" perspective. For instance, I recently worked on a workshop about the Guiding Principles. Running this workshop causes me to pause and examine each Guiding Principle. Often the questions from workshop participants force me to articulate and assess my assumptions.
Below is a Guiding Principle. Pause for a second and focus on the text. After the jump, I've put some of the questions that often come up when discussing this Principle.
Knowledge
Seek and use the best knowledge and proactively share your knowledge while embracing a challenge process. Measure profitability wherever practical.
Here are some questions that come up frequently:
- What does "best" mean?
- What does "practical" mean?
- I'm just an Intern, I don't want to waste everyone's time by sharing knowledge that is rudimentary or well-known. How do I know when to speak up?
- What if I don't really have any knowledge to contribute? How can I act on this Guiding Principle?
- Is this really about getting the most knowledge on something?
What did you think when you read this Guiding Principle? Did you see something in it you have not seen previously? How would you respond to these questions?
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