The voice says: “build a digital service.” And that’s where you hit the wall. Now imagine you’re transported in front of a a computer. Once again, these are things you know even if you’ve never once taken a trowel in your hands before. You might not be able to build a house, but you can describe almost everything about how one’s put together. You will then most likely draw a rough sketch depicting walls, windows, a roof, and foundation, and you will describe where you want the plugs, the cables in the walls, the pipes, and so on. This time the voice says: “build a real house” to which you respond: “I don’t know how.” The voice replies: “okay, then draw the house on paper and tell me how you want to build it.” Now imagine that you’re teleported to a construction site where you are surrounded by building materials. Are you a world champion? No, you’re not. How did you know where to start? How did you manage to build something when the objective was so diffuse? The answer is because as a child, no matter whether you played with LEGO or not, you learned enough about the function and the principles behind the bricks to be able to build basic things on command. If a passer-by were to walk past they would nod appreciatively and no doubt concurs: “that’s a house, nice.” Perhaps not the prettiest one ever built, but a house nonetheless. And sure enough, before long you have built a house. You don’t know exactly what form the house is going to take, but you start building anyway. A voice tells you: “build a house.” So you get started. Just imagine that you are sitting on the floor with a big pile of LEGO bricks. By Christian Villum, Entrepreneur and Digital Strategy Consultant

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