http://www.littledee.net/?p=3340 Mon, 06 Jun 2016 05:11:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.littledee.net/?p=3340&cpage=1#comment-5179 pbarnrob Sun, 30 Dec 2012 08:21:43 +0000 http://www.littledee.net/?p=3340#comment-5179 Yup; a fine young HP facilitator we had at the first CSDC meeting in Santa Cruz (1985) described it (IIRC) this way. Put <b>everything</b> up on the board (no kvetching or sniping allowed), <b>then</b> start discussing and deciding what's a <b>need</b>, then a <b>want</b>. Tally the votes by each element, and before you know it, a decision becomes clearer, if not obvious. Yup; a fine young HP facilitator we had at the first CSDC meeting in Santa Cruz (1985) described it (IIRC) this way.
Put everything up on the board (no kvetching or sniping allowed), then start discussing and deciding what’s a need, then a want. Tally the votes by each element, and before you know it, a decision becomes clearer, if not obvious.

]]> http://www.littledee.net/?p=3340&cpage=1#comment-5163 Muzhik Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:13:32 +0000 http://www.littledee.net/?p=3340#comment-5163 At least THIS way, you get all the ... interesting ... ideas out on the table first. Makes it easier to recognize and adopt the more ... practical ... ideas. Because, let's face it, if we start rejecting the interesting ideas to right away, they start to look more practical once you start running out of practical ideas. That's how we got the TARP banking program. And kangaroos. At least THIS way, you get all the … interesting … ideas out on the table first. Makes it easier to recognize and adopt the more … practical … ideas. Because, let’s face it, if we start rejecting the interesting ideas to right away, they start to look more practical once you start running out of practical ideas. That’s how we got the TARP banking program. And kangaroos.

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