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What does it mean?
Asking if someone is prepared for unusual methods.
In plain terms
Are you ready for strange methods?
What can you take from it?
Prepare people for unconventional methods.

Where it applies

  • before a procedure
  • planning an action
  • medical context

Putting it to work

  • preparing patients
  • setting expectations

Questions to consider

  • What makes a procedure unorthodox?
  • Are you truly ready for change?

Another view

Being ready does not guarantee the procedure works.

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