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title: elons 5 step design process
date: 2021-10-04
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Elon Musk's 5 step design process:

1. Make your requirements less dumb
1. Delete the part or process step
1. Simplify or Optimise
1. Accelerate cycle time
1. Automate

Mentioned in these videos:

* [Starbase Tour with Elon Musk [PART 1]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t705r8ICkRw)
* [Marble Machine X - A Lesson in Dumb Design](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WN90HYiFpAw)