Sep 27, 2024 3 min read Weekly Retro

[Weekly Retro] Don’t fall into the innovation traps

#187 - Sep.2024

Happy Friday!

💡 Here is a quick idea before you head off to the weekend:

Don’t fall into the innovation traps.

I’ve felt the pressure to always innovate. But not every problem needs a new solution. Sometimes, a simple and quick fix is the best option.

Keep the problem at the center of your thinking.

Innovation without a strategy is aimless. Without a clear goal, you might solve the wrong problem.

Innovation takes time. Don’t sacrifice long-term success for quick wins.

✉️ Post from this week

This week I wrote a long post on how businesses evaluate and buy tech solutions. I included core principles from crafting 100+ proposals:

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🧑🏻‍🏫 Concept worth knowing

Small language models

A small language model (SLM) is a lightweight generative AI model. The label “small” in this context refers to the size of the model’s neural network, the number of parameters the model uses to make a decision, and the volume of data the model is trained on.

Read more here: What is a Small Language Model (SLM)

🛠️ Tools and resources

Customer journeys are one of the best tools to create empathy and understand a problem. But, do you know how to build one and where to start? I created a free e-book deconstructing 5 key components of a customer journey and how you can build now today. Check it out!