
Quality 5.0—Quantifying the "Unmeasurable" With Tom Gilb and Simon Holzapfel
Published: December 11, 2025
Duration: 17:09
BONUS: Quality 5.0—Quantifying the "Unmeasurable" With Tom Gilb and Simon Holzapfel Clarification Before Quantification
"Quantification is not the main idea. The key idea is clarification—so that the executive team understands each other."
Tom emphasizes that measurement is a means to an end. The real goal is shared understanding. But quantification is a powerful clarification tactic because it forces precision. When someone says they want a "very fast car," asking "can we define a scale of measure?" immediately surfaces the vagueness. Miles per hour? Acceleration time? Top speed? Each choice defines what you're actually optimizing for...