There’s another massively important step: Check for alternative hypotheses. It’s easy to think of explanations for observations, but usually they can have multiple meanings.
This is what CIA research has confirmed—that hypothesizing is easy, but staying open to new ideas after you think you already know the answer is hard (and undervalued).
There’s another massively important step: Check for alternative hypotheses. It’s easy to think of explanations for observations, but usually they can have multiple meanings.
This is what CIA research has confirmed—that hypothesizing is easy, but staying open to new ideas after you think you already know the answer is hard (and undervalued).
Edited to add: This is also the topic of Hold Off On Proposing Solutions.