When the boss has an idea.
The Highest-Paid Person's Opinion often carries real context. Treat it as a hypothesis worth testing, not an order or a threat.
Four Moves
Get curious
What problem are they seeing that we might be missing?
Frame it as a hypothesis
“If we do X, we expect Y to change.”
Propose a cheap test
The smallest experiment that would teach us something.
Agree on the evidence
What result would change either of our minds?
Source: ExP Platform ↗
Respect the idea. Test the idea.