Sometimes, we see things from our own perspective… and as a result we see things in a myopic way.
Even worse, we stop wondering … we stop asking … ‘what if…’
We are too close to the ‘elephant’!
We need to stand back farther to see the ‘elephant’ … see the whole thing!
We need to see how others see it.
Apply Divergent Thinking …
and Emergent Thinking!
We sometimes need to frame or re-frame things … see what emerges…
These two tools — Divergent and Emergent Thinking — are indispensable for backlog refinement workshop …
And when we chunk down a big thing into smaller things …
And when we chunk up small things into a big thing.
We should be like small children … always enamored of anything new to learn or discover.
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