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What Process Is it?

This is so cool. I was thinking about the processes I follow this weekend. I figured out something you probably already know. The process I outlined in the post called One 12-Step Process . . . What Process Is This? is all of these:

The writing process as we teach it in school.

A great process for testing a concept.

A process to build a brand yourself or your business.

A process to follow for planning a career path or writing a business.

I didn’t realize how these endeavors were in so many ways alike.

It’s amazing what one process model can do.

–ME “Liz” Strauss
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Complex Activities Need Process

When we use a process to structure our thinking, we provide strategy with a safety net. Here’s one 12-step process. Can you name the effort, action, or project that it describes?

Find your big idea — one that uniquely fits you.
Narrow your focus so that you can be more effective.
Organize your thoughts.
Make a plan.
Ask for feedback from folks with more experience.
Adjust your plan in response, as you see fit.
Execute your plan. Let the word out.
Celebrate your accomplishment.
Listen for feedback from folks who find out.
Use the feedback to make more revisions.
Spread the word about the new and improved version.
Celebrate again, but keep testing, listening for feedback, and adjusting. Know that you’ll never be fully finished.

It goes without saying that you can’t develop my plan, and I can’t develop yours.

What process is this? Did I miss any critical steps?

–Me “Liz” Strauss
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