You may have noticed that the last few newsletters were all about problems related to shared mental models.
This was a warm-up for this month's blog post about why I think shared mental models are the biggest hidden problem in tech biotech. (Link below.)
You also may notice that this week's blog has a more (ahem) conventional prose style.
It turns out writing with one sentence per paragraph is called "broetry" and I'm not sure how I feel about that.
So I'm going to try out multi-sentence paragraphs on the blog, while sticking to the broetry for these short, quick newsletters.
Finally, you may have noticed that I've been quietly experimenting with posting audio versions of a few of the newsletters.
Or rather, I was doing it quietly until I accidentally sent an email for one.
I haven't yet decided if I’ll keep doing it, but if you like the idea, let me know by commenting or send me an email, and that will increase the chances.
Here's this month's blog post: The Giant Hidden Problem Plaguing Tech Biotechs
Of you your longform three stages to resolve model collisions, "shared mental models as a lens to examine the interactions" seems very promising. Making cross-team activities (meetings, weekly reports, training, ...) optional is one way to assess the value of each. This does carry risk. Safer - quietly tracking rescheduled, cancelled, or poorly attended activities. These, in a group , could provide clues to divergent mental models.
Not wild about extended single sentence paragraphing, regardless of its name. Feels a bit powerpointy, which admittedly does have utility at times. The classic paragraph style: topic, support:logic, conclusion still works well for long form. With occasional departure, for impact.