--- title: Permission to experiment granted | daily.dev description: Asking "What have you already tried?" is a powerful leadership question that builds psychological safety and encourages experimentation. This question assumes... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/permission-to-experiment-granted-h5jbzhsnp twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Permission to experiment granted | daily.dev og:description: Asking "What have you already tried?" is a powerful leadership question that builds psychological safety and encourages experimentation. This question assumes... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/permission-to-experiment-granted-h5jbzhsnp og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/h5JBzhsnp.png og:image:alt: Permission to experiment granted og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Permission to experiment granted **[The Art of Simplicity](https://daily.dev/sources/bartwullems)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Asking "What have you already tried?" is a powerful leadership question that builds psychological safety and encourages experimentation. This question assumes initiative, values learning from failed attempts, and shifts conversations from problem-solving to collaborative iteration. 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