{"id":46876,"date":"2026-06-18T17:29:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T17:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatdemo.com\/?p=46876"},"modified":"2026-06-18T17:29:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T17:29:09","slug":"four-stages-of-competence-in-discovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatdemo.com\/es\/four-stages-of-competence-in-discovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Stages of Competence in Discovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Where are you and your team?<\/p>\n<p>For example, are you aware of and apply the following skills?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ranging Probes<\/li>\n<li>Preguntas sobre la ampliaci\u00f3n<\/li>\n<li>Preguntas tendenciosas<\/li>\n<li>Provocative Questions<\/li>\n<li>Empat\u00eda y Quid Pro Quo<\/li>\n<li>Reingenier\u00eda de la visi\u00f3n<\/li>\n<li>La maldici\u00f3n del conocimiento<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The classic Four Stages are particularly apropos for doing discovery:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Stage 1 \u2013 Unconsciously Incompetent:<\/p>\n<p>They don\u2019t know what they don\u2019t know. Many (most?) sales, presales, and customer success folks are in this category but are unaware\u2026!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Stage 2 \u2013 Consciously Incompetent:<\/p>\n<p>They understand they need to do better or operate differently, but don\u2019t know what or how to accomplish this.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Stage 3 \u2013 Consciously Competent:<\/p>\n<p>They know what to do but have to consciously think to execute properly.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Stage 4 \u2013 Unconsciously Competent:<\/p>\n<p>They do the right things without extra thought.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00bfD\u00f3nde se encuentran usted y su equipo en este espectro?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to assess yourself and improve, here are resources to draw from:<\/p>\n<p>Want some easy-to-consume nuggets? Browse the blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/greatdemo.com\/es\/blog\/\">https:\/\/greatdemo.com\/blog\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And here are 35 more all in one place: Suspending Disbelief: A Collection of Sales, Presales, and Marketing Stories (and Lessons Learned)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yc7rsrmy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yc7rsrmy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Want to go a bit deeper? Here are a few good articles to explore:<\/p>\n<p>Assess Your Discovery Skills Level<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/greatdemo.com\/es\/assessing-discovery-skill-levels-how-does-your-team-rate\/\">https:\/\/greatdemo.com\/assessing-discovery-skill-levels-how-does-your-team-rate\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Descubrir cuestiones empresariales cr\u00edticas: qu\u00e9, por qu\u00e9 y c\u00f3mo<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/greatdemo.com\/es\/descubrir-cuestiones-empresariales-criticas-por-que-y-como\/\">https:\/\/greatdemo.com\/uncovering-critical-business-issues-what-why-and-how\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hablemos de valor - Descubrir el Delta<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/greatdemo.com\/es\/hablemos-de-valor-descubriendo-el-delta\/\">https:\/\/greatdemo.com\/lets-talk-about-value-uncovering-the-delta\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fechas cr\u00edticas - Prevenir la procrastinaci\u00f3n de prospectos: Un aprendizaje que nunca se detiene Art\u00edculo<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/greatdemo.com\/es\/las-fechas-criticas-evitan-la-dilacion-de-los-prospectos\/\">https:\/\/greatdemo.com\/critical-dates-prevent-prospect-procrastination\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Descubrir a los ejecutivos de sus clientes potenciales<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/greatdemo.com\/es\/hacer-descubrimientos-con-sus-prospectos-ejecutivos\/\">https:\/\/greatdemo.com\/doing-discovery-with-your-prospects-executives\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Want to dig into the full methodology at your own pace? Grab a copy of \u201cDoing Discovery\u201d here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Doing-Discovery-Important-Enablement-Processes\/dp\/B0B8RJK4C2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Doing-Discovery-Important-Enablement-Processes\/dp\/B0B8RJK4C2\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Prefer podcasts? Here you go!<\/p>\n<p>Club de lectura \"Haciendo Descubrimientos\" SE - \u00bfCu\u00e1l es TU nivel de habilidades de descubrimiento?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/greatdemo.com\/es\/club-de-lectura-discovery-se-cual-es-su-nivel-de-discovery-skills\/\">https:\/\/greatdemo.com\/doing-discovery-se-book-club-whats-your-discovery-skills-level\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Podcast Demologue - Descubrimiento, men\u00fas, demostraciones automatizadas y mucho m\u00e1s.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/greatdemo.com\/es\/demologue-podcast-discovery-menus-demos-automatizados-y-mas\/\">https:\/\/greatdemo.com\/demologue-podcast-discovery-menus-automated-demos-and-more\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Podcast \"En el punto de mira\" - Hacer descubrimientos<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/greatdemo.com\/es\/en-el-punto-de-mira-podcast-hacer-descubrimiento\/\">https:\/\/greatdemo.com\/in-the-spotlight-podcast-doing-discovery\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SaaS Backwards Episodio 155 - Probablemente est\u00e1 haciendo mal el descubrimiento y le est\u00e1 costando contratos<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/greatdemo.com\/es\/saas-backwards-episodio-155-probablemente-este-haciendo-mal-el-descubrimiento-y-le-este-costando-tratos\/\">https:\/\/greatdemo.com\/saas-backwards-episode-155-youre-probably-doing-discovery-wrong-and-its-costing-you-deals\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ready to invest in yourself or your team? Instructor-led training can be found here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/greatdemo.com\/es\/formacion\/talleres\/hacer-descubrir\/\">https:\/\/greatdemo.com\/training\/workshops\/doing-discovery\/<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where are you and your team? For example, are you aware of and apply the following skills? 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