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Gibson Biddle's mental models

3 claims Gibson Biddle made fit 3 mental models. Most often: Feedback loops, S-curves and diminishing returns, The map is not the territory. Everything they said here.

Models they name

Their own words name the idea.

Feedback loops

Shorten the loop between doing and finding out; whatever a loop rewards is what you become.

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A culture of direct feedback and debate leads to faster decisions and quicker learning than a culture of politics and second-guessing.

  1. Gibson Biddle Product leadership coach and writer of the “Ask Gib” newsletter While other companies "shishpered" and second-guessed decisions, direct feedback and debate helped us to make decisions faster and to learn and evolve more quickly. "Ask Gib": What systems are most effective for giving feedback to employees?askgib.substack.com · 22 Nov 2022All korrents from this piece
    Their wordsWhile other companies "shishpered" and second-guessed decisions, direct feedback and debate helped us to make decisions faster and to learn and evolve more quickly.

    ↗"Ask Gib": What systems are most effective for giving feedback to employees?askgib.substack.com

    22 Nov 2022

S-curves and diminishing returns

Most growth slows as it matures; the question is whether the curve is flattening or something new is restocking it.

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Hard work drives career success only up to a point, after which its returns diminish.

  1. Gibson Biddle Product leadership coach and writer of the “Ask Gib” newsletter Career success is about hard work to deliver results, but there are diminishing returns. Ask Gib: "What specifics in a daily routine separate a good Product Manager from a great Product Manager?"askgib.substack.com · 19 Apr 2022All korrents from this piece
    Their wordsCareer success is about hard work to deliver results, but there are diminishing returns.

    ↗Ask Gib: "What specifics in a daily routine separate a good Product Manager from a great Product Manager?"askgib.substack.com

    19 Apr 2022

Models we see in what they say

Our reading: their claim applies the idea without naming it. The claim is theirs; filing it here is ours.

The map is not the territory

Every model, word or plan is a simplified map of reality; useful when its structure matches, misleading when mistaken for the thing itself.

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Average-based proxy metrics tend to obscure important variation in underlying data.

  1. Gibson Biddle Product leadership coach and writer of the “Ask Gib” newsletter Generally, avoid averages for proxy metrics as they hide important nuances and variations in the data. "Ask Gib": A Summary of my Product Strategy Frameworksaskgib.substack.com · 5 Mar 2025All korrents from this piece
    Their wordsGenerally, avoid averages for proxy metrics as they hide important nuances and variations in the data.

    ↗"Ask Gib": A Summary of my Product Strategy Frameworksaskgib.substack.com

    5 Mar 2025