Do you understand how big of a problem the “solution bias” really is?
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I watched a talk by professor John Medina and he stated a phrase that triggered this article:“If you care what you believe you should never be in the investigative fields”Let me explain why.The solution biasA lot has been written on 2 subjects that are usually referred to as solution bias or “falling in love with the solution”:How we tend to jump straight into solution mode before really understanding the problem. Considering that “a problem well-defined is a problem half solved” this is a major cause of product failure.How we “commit” to our solution blinding us from being willing to experiment and/or receive feedbackInstead of focusing on gaining a profound understanding of the user and the pain, we build a solution on top of incorrect assumptions and we end up with a product nobody (...)
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