Make it easy for others to disagree with us

When we speak publicly, we add “in my opinion/context/experience” statements. It blocks others from disagreeing with us. Our image remains safe. At some point, this statement becomes painful to listen to.

Let’s say it works for “non-real-work” or “brainstorming” or “discussions”. However, it provides quite a low value for “decisions”.

In decision-making process, we want to make it easy for others to disagree with us.

We want more of “Given the facts … I see pros/opportunities … and cons/risks …, I make the following assumptions … I bet the best step is to …”, which looks like RFC doc (Request For Comments).

Then, consider silence as disagreement.

Then, we may experiment with a bet and succeed or fail.