Ingredient 20. Take a Leap of Faith

101 Design Ingredients to Solve Big Tech Problems — by Eewei Chen (28 / 125)

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Believe in what will come.

“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”
— Martin Luther King, Jr., clergyman, activist, and leader in the African-American civil-rights movement

The Problem

No one wants to work on game-changing ideas; they are afraid to take unnecessary risks.

The Solution

Commit your team to take on a big challenge. Prepare for the journey that lies ahead.

• Stop making excuses.[50] Not ready yet? Need more training? Too risky? Make do with the team, time, and technology you can get. Treat the project as an experiment and set out to prove what works. Gain insight from both success and failure.
• Step forward. Let stakeholders know you are interested in pushing the limits of what’s possible. Find like-minded people who you trust can do the job and can commit to see it through.[51]
• Get wise. Find an industry mentor and business advisor who can give you strategic…