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Testing Assumptions: Is Saving Time Worth It?

Revised October 2025 Assumptions Save Time, But Who Needs Regret? Assumptions save time, and time is money. In business, we make assumptions every day — about customers, employees, competitors, and markets. The problem isn’t the assumptions themselves; it’s acting on them without checking whether they’re viable. Testing assumptions before implementing them can save your company […]

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Framing Issues for Effective Problem-Solving

Updated November 2025 Remember sitting in math class, staring at a page of word problems, wondering, When will I ever use this in real life? Then the outspoken kid said what everyone was thinking: Why are there words in math class? The teacher, half-smiling, gave the classic reply: “Because solving word problems teaches you how […]