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"Even when special expertise defines who is most likely to develop fixes, the big picture view sometimes only afforded to outsiders is important, or sometimes j
by waster 13y ago
"Even when special expertise defines who is most likely to develop fixes, the big picture view sometimes only afforded to outsiders is important, or sometimes just enough disruption so different voices within the system are heard."
Yes! This is not unlike having a child solve the problem of the 18-wheeler stuck underneath a too-short overpass. Have outsiders review the data, the situation, suggest possible causes and solutions. This extends to so many venues, IMHO, beyond accidents like the Challenger/Feynman, Chernobyl, Fukishima and Asiana Flight 214. Some of the most successful and impressive businesspeople I have know are those that discuss their work with outsiders openly, and really listen to what the outsiders have to say.
- adamcw 13y agoI'm not familiar with the 18-wheeler anecdote you mentioned. Could you provide a link or details?
- Danieru 13y agoI was curios about it too. Straight googling was fruitless but guessing at the solution (Something within the common functionality of a truck and which would be "obvious" in hindsight and thus work for a riddle.) The google string that worked brought this up: http://rawksoup.com/neighborhood/pg/blog/read/1987/brain-teaser-stuck-truck http://rawksoup.com/neighborhood/pg/blog/read/1987/brain-tea...
- rz2k 13y agoThere's a widely circulated story about everyone being stumped about how dislodge a truck wedged underneath an overpass, then a child suggesting that they let air out of the tires. It may be apocryphal, but it used to be referenced pretty often.