Success conditions

Write down, before the trial starts, the specific observed result that would count as proof and earn the commitment. It has to be a number and a threshold you can check, not a feeling, so you cannot quietly raise or lower the bar once results arrive.

Write down, before the trial starts, the specific observed result that would count as proof and earn the commitment. It has to be a number and a threshold you can check, not a feeling, so you cannot quietly raise or lower the bar once results arrive.

Example

For the sourdough pilot: average 200 loaves sold per weekend at full retail price, no discounting, across the eight shared-kitchen weekends. Hit that and you sign the lease. You commit to the number in writing before weekend one, while you still have nothing to defend.