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Better Odds: Evaluating Ideas

We don't always know how good our answers are

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Ryan Sproull
Mar 05, 2024
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The difference between uncertainty and probability is that uncertainty is about knowledge (in our heads) while probability is about how things are (in the world). So far I’ve talked a bit about probability in strategy and ideation, but have glossed over uncertainty.

For example, I’ve suggested that a group of ideas will have varying quality and that qual…

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