Inversion

Inversion

Category
Problem Solving
When To Use?
When you need a fresh approach to a problem
Definition
Instead of trying to achieve X, think of the different ways that you could achieve the opposite: Not-X.

Process

  1. Ask "What can you do to achieve what you don’t want? How can you predictably fail?"
  1. Now, check if you are doing these things.
 
When it’s not obvious how to succeed, or even what success looks like, define failure and avoid the actions that will lead to that.