Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
Preventing the cone of uncertainty and creating a dependable approach.
A few years ago, someone told me about a book called Art & Fear, by David Bayles. In it, we hear the story of a ceramics teacher who splits the class into two groups. One group is graded purely on quantity – 50lbs of pots gets you an A, 40lbs a B, and so on. The other group is graded exclusively on the quality of a single pot.
Here’s the kicker: the “quantity” group not only made the most pots, they also made the best ones.