Let’s call bugs that have a lot to teach, “mavens.” A bug can be so influential that it permanently changes your perspective, or how you do things moving forward.
What was the last maven you encountered, and what did it teach you?
Do you see a snowball?
Is there something on the horizon that’s not only gaining momentum, but also increasing in size? When something snowballs, it’s often associated with a problem. Snowballs can just as easily be positive.
What snowballs do you see?
Don’t let your local optimization cause global degradation.
When thinking about changing a system, it’s extremely important to consider the global impact. Maybe you did an amazing job generating more throughput, but it overwhelms everyone that handles the results. Or maybe you simplified a form, speeding up submission time, but an entire department relied on the now absent information.
What efficiencies have you created that adversely affected the entire picture?