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Innovation Navigator · Strategic Game · P4.2
Creative Tension for Better Products
compromise→strategic tradeoffs
The Goal
Turn disagreements (e.g., Speed vs. Quality) into design tools.
Ideal For
Product vs. Engineering or Sales vs. Delivery conflicts.
The Shift
From compromise to strategic tradeoffs.
The Neuroscience
Reframing trade-offs as design tools reduces defensiveness. This enables Integrative Thinking, reconcile conflicting perspectives to find a "smart middle."