tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922407.post5837653611588084824..comments2024-03-25T22:12:49.064-07:00Comments on Gerald Weinberg's Secrets of Writing and Consulting: Change Artist Challenge #10: Learning from HistoryGerald M. Weinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05902673055244863609noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922407.post-50853505389377541132011-12-27T06:39:11.071-08:002011-12-27T06:39:11.071-08:00My father always said "because we've alwa...My father always said "because we've always done it this way" was the poorest excuse for doing anything, but knowing why is also important. Good lesson, Jerry.Ellis Vidlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918353154644739285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922407.post-85533231414482422052011-12-15T07:33:23.910-08:002011-12-15T07:33:23.910-08:00One of the best lessons I learned from The Secrets...One of the best lessons I learned from <i>The Secrets of Consulting</i> was Boulding's Backward Basis: "Things are the way they are because they got that way." Taking the time to discover how "they got that way" has helped me avoid following my big mouth into a lot of trouble - on occasion. When I remember.David Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03394027173458971808noreply@blogger.com