Questioning
Current, gap, desired
Establish the distance between what somebody does now and what is needed.
The shape
- Current state
- Gap
- Desired state
Why that order
Without a defined current state and a defined desired state, development is a wish. The gap is the only part that can be worked on.
A worked example
- Current
- You communicate technical information well to your own team.
- Gap
- With senior stakeholders the message stays too technical.
- Desired
- Lead with business impact and use technical detail only as support.
What usually goes wrong
Naming a desired state nobody has agreed to.
Used in
Where this shape does its work in a real situation.
Mostly serves Intent, and reaches into Message and Connection.
A framework tells you what shape the answer takes. It cannot tell you whether shape is what you are short of, and for most people it is not. Which one is yours, and whether a framework is the right instrument at all, is what a Discovery Call is for.
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