Powerful tools for thought usually arise as a byproduct of real work in a field rather than "I have an idea for a tool!" (Hindu-Arabic numerals, microscopes, RenderMan, Mathematica). => People interested in tools must get into a context s.t. real work incites tool-work. Not easy!
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Sharing a short essay about my struggles with this tension, "Finding research–context fit": patreon.com/posts/finding-
I published this for patrons in May, making public today. I've made some progress here in the past few months, but not enough—if you have ideas, please holler/DM!
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have you considered product onboarding as a viable context? if the product is instrumented the effect of orbit can be mapped to churn/feature use. I have a tool in mind if it sounds interesting :)
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thank you for posting. A simple shift in perspective can yield unexpected knowledge. Research-context fit is a perfect example.
Thanks! 🙏🏻
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