Deciding without all the facts
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In this lesson
accept that important decisions are made before the facts are in, and make that safe.
Planned topics
- Waiting for certainty is itself a decision, usually an expensive one.
- Separate reversible decisions (decide fast) from costly-to-reverse ones (invest in learning first).
- Uncertainty has kinds: facts you could look up, facts you could test, and futures nobody knows.
- The goal is a good decision process, not a guaranteed outcome.
Draft outline details
Demonstration
a two-by-two grid: reversibility against impact, with "choose a marketplace search tool" and "choose the seller data model" placed in different cells.
Check your understanding
When should you slow down?
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When the decision is costly to reverse and has high impact.
Practice
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