This rings so true! I have no idea about programming, in Supply Chain and logistics I do see the same thing so. And the most frustrating people to work with are those stuck at > 2. without realizing it.
Fascinating! I don’t know about supply chain, but I can tell you it’s the same in programming. I suspect these points apply to creative ideas in general.
Well, so far I've seen it SCM (professionally), you see it in sports basically every weekend (we have close to 80 million national soccer coaches in Germany), I've seen it in boxing (I'm nowhere near to number 2 there anymore, but usually novices come with no idea, then they think are good until someone shows them "nah, you still don't know how to box")... So I guess it is the same everywhere in any domain.