This will probably not be the last time I point to Russell's blog, source of wit, inspiration and an example to planners all over. Just a small excerpt from one of his latest musings, which immediately evokes some meeting memories (noth good and bad) ...
Because (and I'm a huge believer in lots of conversation and lots of collaboration) if you collaborate too soon you'll end up nowhere. You'll spend so much time exploring so many options and opinions that you'll fly the plane into the ground. People will quite happily throw all sorts of ideas at you because they're not flying the plane, they don't really care if it crashes or not. So you've got to go into those conversations knowing where you want to go. You should look for help with how you get there, how you can land succesfully etc. If they've got a better idea then fine, but you should have something in your head to start with.
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