But “requirements” are hard. In a given organization everyone will have different opinions. Even more importantly, the same individual will have varying opinion

But “requirements” are hard. In a given organization everyone will have different opinions. Even more importantly, the same individual will have varying opinions based on their current context. What if one of your requirements is “retain talent because the longer they stay and know the business, the more valuable they are.” But boring those employees with the same old never change anything approach will drive them away. My biggest gripe with the choose boring technology mantra is that it often conflates with a sort of tech populism. Populism often creates short time wins for long term losses.