Introduction
The article aims at trying to get an answer to the question of what is the essence of the approach to hypothesis-driven thinking among various industries.
Discussion
In the first block, Jeanne Liedtka, who is the author of the article, discusses the application of hypothetical thinking based on consultants. As per the author, consultants should collect and structure data to prove a certain hypothesis to the client. In the second section, the author describes a scientific approach that calls for a specification of the interpretation of the meaning of the questions and answers given. Further, the article compares the scientific approach and business, in which employees in leadership positions sometimes have to make guesses in the form of hypotheses based on their experience and make choices in the face of uncertainty. The following part emphasizes that designers, like business representatives, are often forced to work with non-existent details, creating them in the process. In the final part, the author provides information on the proposed steps for hypothesis-driven thinking, while the information in all parts is based on the personal judgment of the author and scholarly articles.
Conclusion
The article demonstrates that there are similarities between the creative thinking of researchers and designers. Both are willing to accept the possibility of “what if” when building and testing hypotheses. This makes their thinking similar, even though there are many differences in how they structure their work. Moreover, with development, representatives of various professions learn and build new approaches to hypotheses. This means that the evolution of thinking increases the effectiveness of hypothesis-based thinking in business and science. An important conclusion is also that specialists with hypothesis-driven thinking stand out among other employees.