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This article from @Daojoan is interesting. She uses the term PICO (peak inside, crash outside). Ignoring the substance of her work, just to focus on this, it reminds me of what we at work call “watermelon projects”. When’s. Project uses Red, Amber, Green to indicate it status, watermelon projects are those that are green on the outside and red on the inside.

PICO is describing the time lag between when insiders realise it’s red and when outsiders realise it’s red.

A work we watch for projects that are posting “green” statuses alongside existential “FYI” items that might actually mean the death of the project.

These topics are only slightly related. Learning this term PICO made me reflect on “watermelon” status.

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/everyones-buying-the-maga-pico-top/