The Speed of Being Wrong

The fastest decision makers expect to be wrong. They build systems to detect and correct.

Speed doesn't come from certainty. It comes from accepting uncertainty.

Sound crazy? It's not.

When you think you have to get it right the first time, you get stuck. You gather more data. You call more meetings. You wait.

But waiting is expensive. While you wait, opportunities vanish.

The fastest teams have a different approach. They say, "We're probably missing something, and that's okay."

They make the decision now, knowing they might change course tomorrow.

Amazon calls these "two-way door decisions."

If you can walk back through the door, why hesitate?

This isn't recklessness. It's a system.

This connects to Planned Empty - slack capacity lets you move fast because recovery is built in.

Speed comes from accepting uncertainty, not eliminating it. The Momentum Engine shows how to move fast.