Random the Book

Questions for you:

• In what situations am I accepting unfavourable odds because I’m following predictable strategies?
• When facing likely defeat or stagnation, what would happen if I deliberately introduced more uncertainty into my approach?
• Am I too attached to “playing properly” when unconventional tactics might serve me better?

Questions for your organisation:

• Where are we following predictable patterns because they’re “how things are done” rather than because they’re optimal?
• When facing entrenched competition or difficult challenges, have we considered deliberately increasing randomness?
• Do we allow teams to experiment with unconventional, higher-variance approaches when conventional ones aren’t working?

Further reading

“Ever Seen a Scrabble Game With No Words”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJIAlRSs214