🤝 Old Teaming vs New Teaming
The old way of teaming is broken. It looked like this:
- Clear division of tasks with no overlap
- Divided thinking - one optimist, one pessimist
- Teammates looking for what the other person is doing wrong
The new way uses the Ladder of Inference:
| Level | What it means |
|---|---|
| Top | Your quick judgment - good or bad |
| Middle | Your assumptions and data |
| Bottom | Your logic and mental model |
In new teaming, both people share their judgment and the reasoning underneath it. You are not locked into your first opinion - changing your mind when new info arrives is encouraged.
When teammates focus on what is right instead of tearing each other apart, they make far better decisions together.
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