Monday, May 18, 2026

Do Best Practices Age?

Of Course! 


Best Practices Are Just Local Maxima…

 

Five thoughts:

 

1.     What is currently considered a best practice today will likely be exceeded by another practice; today’s “best” is accordingly just a “better” practice.

 

2.     Nevertheless, organizations and individuals should continue to perfect their application of current best practices.

 

3.     Organizations and individuals should be on the lookout for new best practices that replace or complement existing practices. Note that some of the most fertile ground for finding new best practices may include your competition, partners, and customers!

 

4.     Early explorers of new best practices need to remember that early application may not yield results representative of their full potential (you may be on a shoulder or slope that needs further exploration, testing, and improvement).

 

5.     Organizations and individuals need to carefully assess AI-defined best practices:

a.     Is the data really representative (or is AI recommending a safe mediocrity)?

b.     Are important outliers being ignored (that may represent new or different best practices: other local maxima)?

 

Any ideas to add?

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