How To Win Friends & Influence Decisions (Julie Zhuo) | Lenny & Friends Summit 2024
Lenny and Friends Summit 2024 talk in which Julie Zhuo shares a five step process for influencing decisions without a right versus wrong mindset. She opens with a prioritization quiz between an infrastructure rewrite, an onboarding redesign and a new feature, then says the real question is how to shape a strong opinion into a good outcome. Step one is to draw a circle that includes the person you disagree with, so you are both against the problem. Step two is to assume everyone sees some truth, using the parable of the blind men and the elephant. Step three is to act like detectives and ask what would have to be true for each option to win. The description says the talk is about collaborative, data informed choices, and was recorded live in San Francisco on October 24. PARTIAL COVERAGE: the captions cover roughly the first 15 minutes of the 30 minute talk, so steps four and five and the close are not summarized. All claims are the speaker's own and are not independently checked. Nothing here is legal, financial or medical advice.
Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Lenny and Friends Summit 2024 talk in which Julie Zhuo shares a five step process for influencing decisions without a right versus wrong mindset. She opens with a prioritization quiz between an infrastructure rewrite, an onboarding redesign and a new feature, then says the real question is how to shape a strong opinion into a good outcome. Step one is to draw a circle that includes the person you disagree with, so you are both against the problem. Step two is to assume everyone sees some truth, using the parable of the blind men and the elephant. Step three is to act like detectives and ask what would have to be true for each option to win. The description says the talk is about collaborative, data informed choices, and was recorded live in San Francisco on October 24. PARTIAL COVERAGE: the captions cover roughly the first 15 minutes of the 30 minute talk, so steps four and five and the close are not summarized. All claims are the speaker's own and are not independently checked. Nothing here is legal, financial or medical advice.