Whenever there’s endless debate, indecision and constant relitgation, it’s so so incredibly important to go upstream to examine (and make explicit) first principles, assumptions and use-cases/personas.

If done properly, many downstream disagreements dissolve away.

But it’s not enough to examine them - they must be documented into a compelling narrative and used to…

a) Onboard all new stakeholders

b) Remind and realign all stakeholders when (not if) debates reemerge.

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