# The Pre-Mortem: How to Visualize Failure Before It Happens and Flush Out Blind Spots Before They Kill Your Project

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Published: 2026-05-14T00:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

The Pre-mortem. what the premortem is, why it works, and 3 protocols for running a pre-mortem so you stop finding your blind spots when it's too late. STUDY CITATIONS Mitchell, D. J., Russo, J. E., & Pennington, N. (1989). Back to the future: Temporal perspective in the explanation of events. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 2(1), 25–38. Make sure you hit "FOLLOW" in your podcast player so you never miss an episode of the PRODUCTIVITY Podcast SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Trevally: A Home for...

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