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Peter Finter's avatar

Now we know (one more) secret to your success Mark! I love the combo of assertiveness and humility: declare a point of view and let the games begin! And thank you for reminding us of the power of an open-ended question: Andy Raskin’s famous “And we got to thinking, what if…” has opened my mind to more new possibilities than any number of ‘solutions’…

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Mark Palmer's avatar

Thanks for that! It’s funny, after writing this, and reading your comment, “I got to thinking, what if…” we explored methods to harness feedback — that is, this post was about provoking ideas, not sifting through and picking ones that speak to you. I’m finding myself think about this a lot, especially since AI can generate so many novel ideas….

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Michael Woudenberg's avatar

Brilliant. This is a tactic I try to do regularly and the powerpoint suggestion is good because people can critique it indirectly. Wonderful reminder.

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Mark Palmer's avatar

Thanks, Michael... And really try AI angle for this use -- it's changed my life, as you can get tons more feedback, no hesitation, and ask for different points of views in infinite ways!

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Michael Woudenberg's avatar

I love having AI run counter-arguments on my writing. Helps me anticipate and address critique.

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