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    Strategic Thinking

    Second-order thinking, tradeoffs, opportunity cost and the discipline of saying no to good options.

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    Define · Commercial Risks
    Name the risks before the board does.
    Brainstorm
    Grid of sticky notes to fill in.
    2×2 Matrix
    Plot ideas on two axes (Impact vs Effort).
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