Ep.5 - Why You Want to Kiss Your Science - Keep It Super Simple

EQ.IQ Podcast with Nick and Damien

Embrace what works.

Does your new team really need complicated software to manage your research, or would a simpler solution be more efficient? Experimental Design Consulting’s process is based on the principle of building a prototype around what’s already working for you and then iterating on it as your needs evolve.

00:33 Introduction

Your hosts Nick and Damien from Experimental Designs Consulting just got back from holding in-person sessions with research teams for the first time in far too long. Reflecting on the work impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic provided the inspiration for this week’s theme: how to make the best of what you have.

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02:29 Is the struggle real?

We’re wired to believe that struggling or even suffering through a task is a sign that it’s something worth doing, but it doesn’t have to be that way. In this segment, Damien and Nick discuss how the path of least resistance—starting with a process that’s already working for you, and applying it consistently—is a better route to success.

13:41 Reduce, reuse, recycle

Because the EDC team was already holding internal meetings remotely before the pandemic, they were able to quickly iterate on that existing process when they had to shift to working remotely with clients. Learn how to apply the same principle to any other challenge by taking a solution that works for one problem and building it into processes to solve others.

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