Planning for preparation, not the final objective

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A plan may not always lead to the desired outcome
Discoveries cannot be controlled, only the conditions for realization can be created
Planning is about setting up scaffolding or creating a frame for improvisation
The conditions and details of a plan are more important than the final result

When we see Michaelangelo's David or the design of the Apple Store, we assume a genius with a predetermined vision was the key to the outcome. Yet as Lorne Buchman, author of Make to Know, tells EconTalk's Russ Roberts, great art is more about embracing the process of exploration and the results that emerge in the process of creating. Buchman makes the case for embracing uncertainty in both leadership and life.