Five Whys
The Five Whys is a popular First Principles thinking technique for understanding root causes of a problem. And it’s easy: Simply repeatedly ask “why” and spiral into the resulting answers. Follow branches, ask more than 5 questions if necessary. Write it down.
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- 126.009.05 First Principles Thinking - Five Whys to 126.009 Decision Making - First Principles Thinking
- 126.009 Decision Making - First Principles Thinking to 126.009.05 First Principles Thinking - Five Whys
- 131.010 Leadership - Do what should be done, not what can be done to 126.009.05 First Principles Thinking - Five Whys