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I occasionally use these two: * What would we do if there was an order of magnitude less time to solve the problem? * What would we do if there was an order o

I occasionally use these two: * What would we do if there was an order of magnitude less time to solve the problem? * What would we do if there was an order of magnitude more time to solve the problem? This can flush out 'we would just buy/use XYZ tool/library etc.' for the first, and reveals fundamental things that we are ignoring for the second.

Bartweiss 10y ago
Ooh, a programming version of the reversal test! (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reversal_test https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reversal_test) That's always been a great trick for getting rid of "this is where we are, so justify all changes" and seeing whether your problem is one of inertia or real challenges.