How do you know when to keep pushing forward with the same design approach, and when it's time to switch gears entirely?

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Knowing when to change your design approach

You can only make educated guesses and assumptions—it’s tough to know if your design approach is wrong.

Here are some signs:

It’s hard to predict inputs.

Certain parts aren’t working as expected.

Teams are siloed, and people are duplicating work.

Metrics, feedback, post-launch issues—infighting and unhappy stakeholders.

And the list goes on.

Remember, these are just best practices and there’s no one right way.

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