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Defining Taste
Mitchell Hashimoto defines 'taste' as the ability to make high-quality, intuitive qualitative judgments in the absence of objective metrics.
What: Hashimoto argues that engineering and design excellence relies on 'taste'—the subconscious ability to determine what feels correct when data cannot provide a clear path forward.
Why it matters: This speaks to the fundamental challenge of senior leadership roles, where high-stakes decisions must be made in the face of ambiguity.
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Taste is the ability to consistently make high-quality qualitative judgments where no objective metric exists.
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