Successful design thinkers—at any level of the organization—will devote time and practice to mastering the specific tools and skills associated with their role. They will strive to understand how things work within their system. But, at the same time, they will consciously and explicitly seek out opportunities to try new things and test their boundaries. Just as reliability pushes out validity, an overemphasis on mastery can obliterate considerations of originality. Make a continuing, conscious effort to counteract this tendency by nurturing your originality, even in the smallest of ways. Flex
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