An Amusing Example of Skills vs Methodology - Great Demo! and Doing Discovery

An Amusing Example of Skills vs Methodology

Brushing your teeth!

Skills include:

  1. Opening the tube of toothpaste
  2. Putting toothpaste on the brush
  3. Brushing
  4. Rinsing the brush

Pretty simple!

But what happens if you change the order, such as:

  1. Rinsing the brush
  2. Brushing
  3. Putting toothpaste on the brush
  4. Opening the tube of toothpaste

Not quite as effective…!

And, of course, there are questions like:

  • What kind/brand of toothpaste?
  • How much toothpaste to use?
  • How long to brush?
  • Manual or electric?
  • What kind of motion(s) to use?
  • When do you need to replace the brush?
  • How much post-brushing rinsing to do?

Skills on their own are not enough.

A stepwise process helps but still leaves much unaddressed:

  • When should I brush?
  • What should I brush?
  • Where should I brush?
  • How should I brush?
  • Why should I brush?

It is methodology that provides the full set of answers!

Now, contemplate a set of demo skills vs a demonstration methodology: a set of skills on their own are not sufficient to answer the full set of questions. The result is ineffective demos.

And contemplate a set of discovery skills vs a discovery methodology: same challenge. The result is poor discovery.

Methodology provides the full set of answers!

 

(Now, don’t forget to brush your teeth…!)

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