Switching from strategy consultant to litigation consultant early in my career made it abundantly clear that the map is not the territory. In damages cases, there are literally "experts" on both sides building different models to justify entirely different valuations. The diffences were stark, like a billion dollar loss vs. a six hundred million dollar gain. Once you see this in action, you realize how many models are built simply to justify a pre-conceived narrative.
These kinds of shifts, even temporarily, should be mandatory, if only to provide those differences in perspective so someone can see the entire picture and understand where certain parts of it fall short.
Switching from strategy consultant to litigation consultant early in my career made it abundantly clear that the map is not the territory. In damages cases, there are literally "experts" on both sides building different models to justify entirely different valuations. The diffences were stark, like a billion dollar loss vs. a six hundred million dollar gain. Once you see this in action, you realize how many models are built simply to justify a pre-conceived narrative.
These kinds of shifts, even temporarily, should be mandatory, if only to provide those differences in perspective so someone can see the entire picture and understand where certain parts of it fall short.