When more variability is better
from How to come up with good ideas
https://gyazo.com/857278889938cb6f1953b2a71e777362
Variation in quality is not a bad thing.
The greater the variation, the more ideas above 90 points.
https://gyazo.com/25c0c0e4c1238e6a3175ab39013cbee5
Variation in quality is not a good either.
The greater the variation, the more ideas that fail below 60 points.
https://gyazo.com/69402d0eda3e902f69aeddcef84b1988
Line to be crossed
60 points or more is good 90 points or more is good
The good and bad of the variation depends on the line to be crossed.
Which situation are you in now?
blind spot card 47
Pass if above the line" is step function.
With a non-linear function like this, changing the decentralization can make it better or worse, even if the average remains the same.
Most things in the world are nonlinear
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