As part of its work, the commission conducted a postmortem. In medicine, a postmortem is an examination of a dead body to determine the root cause of death. As a metaphor, postmortem refers to any examination of a prior situation to understand what happened and how it could go better next time. At DuckDuckGo, it is mandatory to conduct a postmortem after every project so that the organization can collectively learn and become stronger (antifragile).
Chapter:
Being Wrong Less
Section:
Don't Trust Your Gut