“Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good” is a phrase pulled out in meetings to justify proceeding with a sufficient solution sooner rather than waiting for a better solution later. The phrase was originally written by Voltaire as “Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien”, which is literally translated as, “The better is the enemy of the good”. In our quest to find solutions to problems we often fail to apply problem solving thinking to how we think about solving problems.
The better is the enemy of the good
The better is the enemy of the good
The better is the enemy of the good
“Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good” is a phrase pulled out in meetings to justify proceeding with a sufficient solution sooner rather than waiting for a better solution later. The phrase was originally written by Voltaire as “Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien”, which is literally translated as, “The better is the enemy of the good”. In our quest to find solutions to problems we often fail to apply problem solving thinking to how we think about solving problems.