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What does it mean?
Disney viewed his work as an ongoing process that never truly ends.
In plain terms
Some projects are never finished; they keep growing.
What can you take from it?
Treat big projects as living works that evolve over time.

Where it applies

  • project management
  • design
  • artistic creation

Putting it to work

  • plan for iterations
  • allow room for expansion

Questions to consider

  • What defines a finished project?
  • How do you manage ongoing work?

Another view

Never finishing can lead to scope creep or lack of closure.

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