All core values
Performance
Reversibility
Keeping options open where possible and designing changes so they can be safely undone when evidence changes.
Behaviors
- Separates reversible trials from permanent commitments
- Sets rollback conditions before launch
- Tests changes with a limited group first
Anti-patterns
- Making every experiment an irreversible rollout
- Removing the old process before validating the new one
- Staying with a poor choice because undoing it was not planned
Reinforce it with
- Pilot stages for major changes
- Rollback checklists
- Decision reviews that assess exit costs
Reversibility gives teams room to learn without locking everyone into an unproven choice.