Brainstorming [LOG-8]clevermsbennetOctober 29 2009, 16:44:53 UTC
"To show you that I am perfectly serious," Miss Bennet said, "that no idea is to be dismissed out of hand, or criticized in any way, I will now offer the most ridiculous idea I can imagine. One decision-making process that is not on the list yet would be to raise a number of pigs, and name each with one of the alternatives of your current dilemma. Then, one could find a track and race them. Whichever pig wins, is clearly the path you should choose."
She smiled at her students. "If your suggestion is less farcical than pig-racing, I should like to hear it, that we might add it to the board. And if it is more so, I should like to hear it on that basis alone."
The list on the board now had
4) Pig-racing
at the bottom.
(As always, cross-talk is highly encouraged, but please remember that this is the brainstorming half of discussion. Telling someone their idea is illogical or impractical is not welcome, as it might stifle further suggestions. Building from others' ideas is highly recommended and so forth.)
Re: Brainstorming [LOG-8]future_sandwormOctober 29 2009, 16:57:13 UTC
"Consulting a mentat," Leto suggested. Not that it was something that would be possible here, but it was one of the option he would have at home. "Or, if you prefer, consulting an oracle."
Re: Brainstorming [LOG-8]future_sandwormOctober 29 2009, 17:17:32 UTC
"Mentats and oracles are not te same thing," Leto replied hastily. "They are two different suggestions. A mentat is a person trained to keep in memory huge amounts of information and to process complex data. We don't rely on Thinking Machines."
Benefits and Limitations [LOG-8]clevermsbennetOctober 29 2009, 16:49:05 UTC
"Now," Miss Bennet said, "we appear to have enough of a list to start, and I thank you. So let us proceed by discussing the merits and drawbacks to items on the list, and situations where we might find it useful to adopt each.
"Pig-racing, for example. Among its attractions are its creativity, and its assurance that the end result would be as random as one could manage. This would be helpful in situations where one wished to avoid preferential treatment. A drawback would be that it would require a great deal of time to implement, as well as a number of pigs, which makes it less helpful for situations which are urgent."
Re: Speak to Miss Bennet [LOG-8]clevermsbennetOctober 29 2009, 17:13:53 UTC
Miss Bennet laughed, not unkindly. "I can honestly say that I have never heard of its use," she said. "And that I would fear greatly or any society who placed much value in that method, though perhaps such a village would have wiser pigs than the ones I've known."
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She smiled at her students. "If your suggestion is less farcical than pig-racing, I should like to hear it, that we might add it to the board. And if it is more so, I should like to hear it on that basis alone."
The list on the board now had
4) Pig-racing
at the bottom.
(As always, cross-talk is highly encouraged, but please remember that this is the brainstorming half of discussion. Telling someone their idea is illogical or impractical is not welcome, as it might stifle further suggestions. Building from others' ideas is highly recommended and so forth.)
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6) Consult oracle
"Are mentats all-seeing?" she asked. "Wise elders, or have they knowledge of things beyond the scope of human perception?"
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"Pig-racing, for example. Among its attractions are its creativity, and its assurance that the end result would be as random as one could manage. This would be helpful in situations where one wished to avoid preferential treatment. A drawback would be that it would require a great deal of time to implement, as well as a number of pigs, which makes it less helpful for situations which are urgent."
(Cross-talk here is entirely unrestricted!)
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