Watch out for the cobra effect

Watch out for the cobra effect

Approach

April 24, 2019

The cobra effect occurs when an attempt to solve a problem makes the problem worse as an unintended consequence. When solving a communication problem, this can easily happen when you try to simplify complex information. The information that was initially difficult to understand is now utterly incomprehensible. This means that you need to start over or even kill your infographic.

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