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Playing on the Other Side of the Constraint

Every constraint has a silver lining — a method for systematically finding the opportunity inside any limitation.

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The other side of every constraint

Necessity is the mother of invention for a reason: every constraint doubles as an opportunity, if you know where to look. This is a method for finding it on purpose instead of by accident.

The full piece is queued. If this is exactly the thing you were looking for, say so — it moves it up the list.

Related Ideas

Core Constraints A core constraint is the irreducible truth at the center of a problem domain. It’s what remains when you’ve abstracted away everything… Wrap Around a Constraint Instead of dissolving a constraint, build radically around it — identity, strategy, and values assembled around the limitation itself.