Keynote: Debug your thinking - Laila Bougria - NDC London 2024
Interesting reportDedicated to improving thinking from Laila BougriaShe talks about what she has learned and the importance of critical thinking and mental debuggers for problem solving and decision making. In general, the main metaphor of the report is debugging thinking in much the same way as we do with software, which has unpredictable errors. The author gives the following advice: It is important to analyze the problems, pause and think about the available alternatives. We can use technology. 5 why (5 whys) It is useful to use a reframing technique when we rethink a problem and find an alternative solution that was not on the list of alternatives. You should know that when solving problems, there is a tendency to quickly solve them and use old approaches that worked before. Conventionally pull the owl on the globe, the old solution to the new problem instead of thinking about the problem. As the saying goes, “When you have a hammer in your hands, all problems are like nails.” It is important to learn to think outside the box - you can look at children who periodically give out very interesting thoughts:) You have to make sure you're safe to think about, it's the same pshychological safety thing that the guys at Google found most important for the effectiveness of the teams in their project, Aristotle. wrote. There is also a point about inclusivity that expands the space of alternatives considered. It is important to know about cognitive distortions. (biases)They influence our thinking and, if possible, eliminate their influence. To increase the effectiveness of thinking, it is important to be aware and observe your thoughts and prejudices, which helps to identify and correct mistakes. It is important to be able to work with feedback and use RFC to get feedback from different people. It is also important to record your thoughts and decisions to improve communication and clarity. (ADR, architecture decision records) In the labor market, creativity, the ability to solve complex problems and critical thinking are in demand, so it is worth pumping these qualities in yourself.
P.S. I have previously published a selection of books.
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