{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68357ec21b846c88bdcd7480/685ffe34081ac1df5d8cb371?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"112: Unpacking, unleashing, and unfolding – the manoeuvres behind successful projects","description":"<p><strong>Why do successful projects always end up radically different from how they started? And why do failed projects stick religiously to their original plan?</strong></p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we cast our tentacles over three critical but overlooked manoeuvres: <strong>unpacking, unleashing</strong> and <strong>unfolding</strong>. (NB. we only explicitly <em>label</em> unpacking and unfolding in the podcast).</p><p><br></p><p>Referencing articles by the brilliant Adam Mastroianni and Henrik Karlsson, we explore how these deeply related but very different movements can transform everything from product development to life decisions.</p><p><br></p><p>From buying sheds to breathing apps, in this episode we reveal the meta-pattern behind all our most effective methods.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Including:</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>The \"university professor test\" that reveals career misconceptions in seconds</li><li>Why your brain's shortcuts are both essential and dangerous</li><li>The difference between <em>scripted</em> iteration (polishing toward a known goal) and <em>unfolding</em> iteration (discovering ideas you couldn't have had before)</li><li>Unpacking and unfolding applied to a heart rate variability bio-feedback app (say <em>that</em> fast 10 times)</li><li>Why sitting with stress and strain can ready you for breakthrough ideas</li><li>Why becoming your own customer reveals more than months of analytics</li><li>How dance teaching principles apply to app design and product development</li><li>The data-driven catch-22 that traps many a digital product team</li><li>One simple practice that changes how you see everything</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Get in touch and share your stories of unpacking, unleashing and unfolding: <a href=\"mailto:tentacles@crownandreach.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">tentacles@crownandreach.com</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h2>References</h2><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>Unpacking</strong>: Adam Mastroianni's Face It: you're a crazy person <a href=\"https://www.experimental-history.com/p/face-it-youre-a-crazy-person\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.experimental-history.com/p/face-it-youre-a-crazy-person</a></li><li><strong>Unfolding</strong>: Henrik Karlsson's Everything that turned out well in my life followed the same design process <a href=\"https://www.henrikkarlsson.xyz/p/unfolding\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.henrikkarlsson.xyz/p/unfolding</a></li><li>Jennifer Garvey Berger of <em>Unlocking Leadership Mindtraps</em> <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-garvey-berger-7b4a264/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-garvey-berger-7b4a264/</a></li><li>Ben Jesson of Conversion Rate Experts <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjesson/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjesson/</a></li><li>Multiverse Mapping <a href=\"https://multiversemapping.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://multiversemapping.com/</a></li><li>Signals &gt; Stories &gt; Options <a href=\"https://triggerstrategy.substack.com/p/signals-stories-options\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://triggerstrategy.substack.com/p/signals-stories-options</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Tom Kerwin"}