Randomiser! (this has the full message)

[Phelim McDermott]

This reminds me of the idea i had of putting a theatre company  
together who were cast totally at random from the Spotlight  
directory..  whoever was cast would be the right people..  the idea  
that we might tell an agent we had cast an actor for a show by  
throwing a die was just too exciting to comtemplate and i think would  
have caused quite a lot of trouble!

Phelim


On 10 Jun 2007, at 20:50, Joelle Lyons Everett wrote:

> Phelim--
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> I'm reminded of a chapter on planning in Karl E. Weick's book, the  
> Social Psychology of Organizing.  He talks about how our planning  
> for the future usually revolves around our past experience.  He  
> talks of hunter/gatherer cultures who depleted the game in their  
> area by returning frequently to the places where they had found  
> game in the past.
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> A more useful strategy was used by groups which decided their next  
> hunting spot by "throwing bones" (casting lots).  This randomized  
> the selection process, decreasing the likelihood that the game  
> would be overhunted in any single region.
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> Weick proposed that many organizations would do well to replace  
> their elaborate planning processes with "throwing bones," and the  
> chapter included a randomizing tool.
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> My husband actually proposed this to the large corporation where he  
> worked.  Their planning process required many hours of work over  
> several months, and rarely produced good outcomes.  It may not  
> surprise you to hear that this suggestion was NOT well received!
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> Joelle
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