I always think of reasons something can’t or won’t work, but that’s just to make whatever is left stronger and more resilliant.

The most important part is hidden near the end:

If you’re pointing out a problem without offering a path through it, that’s not contributing.

Or, in a more direct way: “offer potential solutions to problems you see”.

Frame concerns as conditions, not verdicts. “This works if we can solve X” is useful. “This won’t work because of X” is a conversation ender. One says “I’m on board if we can overcome this obstacle”, the other closes a door.

Usually I’d roll my eyes at this sort of “please mince your words”. But in this case it’s sensible; people get more or less motivated depending on how you frame things.

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I would say that shooting down ideas is a skill that is sorely lacking in the tech sector rn