Not to put too fine a point on it, but when the decision is made on your feet at a whiteboard, only the people who are able to think on their feet at a whiteboa

Not to put too fine a point on it, but when the decision is made on your feet at a whiteboard, only the people who are able to think on their feet at a whiteboard discussion can participate. If you have a whiteboard discussion and then say, "come back to me tomorrow with specific feedback" -- and privately ask people directly who you know are unlikely to make comments in public, I think you will get a completely different point of view (if you haven't weeded out all the good meticulous thinkers already, of course).