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About LessonsWe're great at starting things. But knowing when to stop? What Google's innovation factory taught me about the discipline of subtraction.
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About LessonsWe're great at starting things. But knowing when to stop? What Google's innovation factory taught me about the discipline of subtraction.
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Treat stopping as part of innovation, not as failure. Regularly identify initiatives that no longer justify their cost and deliberately end them so attention and resources can move to stronger opportunities.
Starting more work can create the appearance of progress while fragmenting focus. A disciplined subtraction practice protects scarce capacity and makes meaningful innovation more likely.
At your next planning review, ask: “If we had not already started each initiative, would we choose to start it today?” Pause or stop the ones that no longer earn a clear yes.
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