But First, Imagine You Failed. The surprising power of envisioning disaster and how to plan for the worst case scenario.

But First, Imagine You Failed. It’s an uncomfortable question. But it might be one of the most powerful questions you can ask before starting something important.

behaviorshift.substack.com/p/but-first-... #goals #fail #failure #prediction #premortem #projectmanagement

Interesting article - I think that the statement in the last paragraph is fairly apt… not just to NASAs management team, but to any project management team anywhere. Be careful that bias does not become the unspoken guide interpreting investigative research outcomes. #redteam #premortem #NASA

Stop reacting, start preventing! 🚀 Instead of a Post-Mortem, try a Pre-Mortem. Visualize potential failures *before* they happen to build a resilient strategy. What's your top prevention tip? Share below! #PreMortem #Strategy #BusinessGrowth #RiskManagement

Basketball - Make One Plus One Equal Three

#Premortem #Basketball plan B? ronsenbasketball.blogspot.com/2025/10/bask...

Gary A. Klein: Profiles in Knowledge Originally published December 6, 2022

Archive of December 6, 2022 blog post (with links updated): Gary A. Klein - 86th in the series Profiles in Knowledge: Insights from Knowledge Management Thought Leaders stangarfield.medium.com/gary-a-klein... #KM #KnowledgeManagement #ThoughtLeaders #KnowledgeAudit #AI #PreMortem #cognitive

Making the trajectories hard to predict. Perhaps running some foresight and futures type scenarios putting the brainstorming into pictures might help. #premortem #foresight #ai #education #genai #learning #teaching

Conducting a premortem on yourself OK. So, the idea of conducting a premortem on yourself sounds incredibly depressing – but – if you think about it, it makes sense… sort of. I came across the idea early in the yea…

Sounds a bit depressing (OK a lot depressing) - but have you ever considered conducting a #premortem on yourself?

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themindfulmigraine.blog/2025/01/28/c...

Skip New Year's resolutions—try a 'premortem.' This method involves imagining potential regrets from your deathbed to prioritize meaningful goals. Research shows it improves decision-making and long-term success. #Productivity #LifeGoals #Premortem #Death #mortality#aging #NewYear
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A #PreMortem is a proactive approach to #ProjectManagement that helps teams anticipate and mitigate risks before they become critical issues.

By imagining a project's failure and working backward to identify potential causes, teams can develop robust strategies to ensure project success.

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