My 6 year old grandson is learning about the peril of faulty assumptions in first grade. The question was, "What do you know from this statement: The red jacket was splashed."
At first he answered that the jacket was wet. That's an assumption, so that is not what he "knows". It could have been splashed with paint, air, papper spray, insect repellent, skunk stink, etc. Who knows? From the statement at face value, no one.
What you know is that the jacket is red. That's it.
A powerful lesson in communication for a 6 year old. And I teach it to men and women who are managers and are 25-70+ years old.
What assumptions do you make every day in your work and your life that are wrong? How would you know? What are the consequences of making incorrect assumptions?
If you have any anecdotes or feedback, bring them on.
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