Maybe it helps that I was a bench scientist in a past life. I tell them early and often that I don't want to be a bottleneck, so whatever solution I developed it helps me (since I'm doing the prototyping) and them. Where people fall into traps is assuming they have all the answers or they know best
I completely agree with both points - It's important to deliberately communicate your intentions (e.g. not to be a bottleneck) and to recognize that you don't know everything.
Maybe it helps that I was a bench scientist in a past life. I tell them early and often that I don't want to be a bottleneck, so whatever solution I developed it helps me (since I'm doing the prototyping) and them. Where people fall into traps is assuming they have all the answers or they know best
I completely agree with both points - It's important to deliberately communicate your intentions (e.g. not to be a bottleneck) and to recognize that you don't know everything.