Academic Analysis.
An academic expert featured on the panels at two debates I recently attended - the first to do with teen rage, the second with childhood illiteracy. Neither was dispassionate (as I believe they should be) but worse than that they, unlike many other speakers and audience members at both events, proved to be passionate only about their research/meta-analysis and not the end results.
Calling for the return of family values while kids with no family turn to violent criminality or for extra research into teaching methods while illiterate youngsters are condemned to a life without potential did not endear them to anyone and any valid points they might have contributed were thereafter doomed to be ignored.
The business parallels are obvious. If something works, keep doing it. Try to understand it but, above all, keep doing it. The world changes too fast to miss an opportunity through over-analysis.
posted by john dodds @ 4:08 PM
12 Comments:
Great point John - the business parallels are obvious indeed. Is this your cry for the return of pragmatism?
He wants to bring back spanking Fred.
If I knew what long words like pragmatism meant Fred I'd agree - but they're your department!
Marcus - I know you'r bored and wearing your rebllious T shirt but is that necessary?
Are you cross with me now? I shall sit on the naughty stair.
Have I missed John spanking Fred ?
No Tom - no such luck - it's just my "personal brand" being besmirched!
can I get off the naughty stair now?
What the hell has been going on here?
We had a party.
Keep doing things that work yes. But only if you regularly make sure it still works and that other people arent overtaking you.
Complacency is THE enemy.
Very valid clarification Mr. Mortimer.
And start spanking people who do things that don't work!
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