trivial because obvious
the knowledge does not add any value because it is obvious
Example: murderer trivial
the murderer is a person with a head and a heart, and needs to eat and drink regularly to survive
not trivial
the murderer is a man with shoulder-length hair, a golden earring in his left ear, and a husky voice
trivial because no alternatives
If there are no alternatives, the theory will become trivial
Example: continuous improvement trivial
Many organizations say they want to implement continuous improvement.
not trivial
define the direction in which they intend to improve
- resource efficiency can be increased or decreased
- flow efficiency can be increased or decreased
(src: Book: This is LEAN - Niklas Modig & Par Ahlstrom)