[Weekly Retro] What you don't know

#54 - Jun.2024

Happy Friday!

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

When making decisions, what you don’t know is just as important as what you do know.

Creating awareness of your facts, your assumptions, and your unknowns will lead to better decisions. 

Acknowledging what you do not know and being curious about finding the truth is not only a humble act but an efficient way to deliver things that are worth it.

Tip: check out this simple tool that will help you apply this principle: CSD matrix

✉️ Post from this week

This week I wrote about something I was reflecting on recently: the hustle of today’s world and how pausing can lead you to better outcomes:

Less and better

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👨🏻‍💻 Interesting links I found during this week

An interested perspective on the latest WWDC and Apple’s quest towards AI:

[FREE] WWDC, Apple Intelligence, Apple Aggregates AI

Apple’s WWDC keynote was extremely impressive: Apple Intelligence is something only Apple could build, and it enhances their platform power such that AI companies like OpenAI have to accept A…

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Behavioral design is gaining traction as experience become more tailored and dynamic:

Service Design Trend Predictions 2024: What to Expect?

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Great podcast episode featuring Ed Catmull, co-founder of Pixar, and his lessons on nurturing a creativity culture:

🖋️ Quote of the week:

“You should not grind at a lot of hard work until you figure out what you should be working on.” – Naval Ravikant