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		WWKong on May 9, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: “Ask 'why' five times about every matter” Why are most management methodologies nonsense?

Spooky23 on May 9, 2016 [–]

Why are most technology things gooblygook to normal people?

Management is a domain with domain-specific terminology and jargon. It's not terrible, just not user friendly. 5 whys is at its core really approachable. You may need to find the guy with domain-specific expertise to answer the 5th why, but still understand how you got there.

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