Step 9: Tackle the Outstanding Problems
There seems to be a point when all self-selection sessions reach an apparent stalemate. This often happens after three or four rounds. Most squads are complete, but one or two tricky ones still remain. This is the time to change in tactics rather than carrying on with more self-selection rounds.
You have several options for what you can do when you reach this point:
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Stop and call it a day. Take what you have as a win and solve the outstanding problems in a small group another day.
Following one of our self-selection events people went away overnight to think about the problem. While two hours of problem-solving time the day before hadn’t led to a conclusion, several people realized overnight that the ...
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