From the course: Critical Thinking
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Consider the implications of answers
- When you're trying to solve a problem, getting an answer isn't good enough. Think critically about the results of your analysis and what's coming back as far as your recommendations go. You should be looking for similarities or differences between the idea and the analytical answers that come out and other situations that you've been in. Are there common themes that you're seeing across multiple problems that you're trying to solve? Are some elements similar to other problems you've solved in the past? You should be asking about the relative size of the recommendation, once you've completed your analysis, does this even matter? If we solve this problem, will it have a big enough impact on the business for us to even care? And if not, even though it's a great idea, we should push it off to the side and focus on things that are more meaningful. You should also explore connections to other problems that you've had or…
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