When facing uncertain paths in leadership, it can be easy to be swept away by overthinking or cyclical, unproductive conversations. Discerning between what is known, unknown, and what hypotheses you want to test as a result can help.
Have you ever been in a meeting where the discussion is going and going, but the group can’t seem to make a decision on what to do next? Or have you been in a 1:1 where a report talks in circles about a problem they’re experiencing without making forward progress? These scenarios are commonplace in the working world, but can be transformed into more productive conversations by introducing the facilitation technique of knowns, unknowns, and hypotheses (KUH).