Joi Ito at MIT says, innovators “use compass, not maps” when venturing into new terrain. Google tell their staff to “steer by compass, not speedometer”. Try this exercise if you want to clarify where you should be heading – and why – with your project. Keep coming back to the goal compass as the project unfolds, to make sure you’re still heading in the right direction.
You need – 20 to 30 minutes, paper and pens, Post-it notes
Watch this video
Download this worksheet
Credit: watch Joi Ito’s TED talk on becoming a Now-ist or read Laszlo Bock’s book on working at Google to see why it’s so important to know where your goals lie.
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