I've been around the block a few times so it's humorous to me when I hear some committee, team or focus group came up with some idea or another.
When I worked in radio we had two number one rated radio stations in Allentown.
How is that possible?
Well... each bought a survey from a different firm. Each firm would then survey a different specific area knowing signal strength and type of followers in a region favored one radio station over the other. Hence both could be #1!
Much it is the same way with how committees work. Both politicians and businesses create these things to reinforce their desired outcome.
After being naive enough to sign up at the company I worked for, it wasn't belong before I figured this little scheme out. We were told, "well that's what second shift wants". Second shift was told, "well that's what first shift wants". Same goes for third shift and what they were told. Yeah, like we wouldn't talk amongst ourselves. When backed into a corner, management would come up with... "well while all the teams agreed, we can't get funding or corporate policy states... blah blah blah"
It makes thesuckers employees feel like they're part of the process. When committees are managed well, they produce the intended outcomes by those who create, lead and organized them.
Teams/committees/focus groups and studies are code for a few people gathered together to represent all the rest who aren't to produce a predetermined outcome. When all is said and done, the only REAL way an honest outcome results is when ALL parties are assembled together on ALL sides. Not just a hand selected chosen few.
In city government we call this transparency a "Town Meeting" or council meeting. An opportunity for each and every citizen to question a committee's outcome or express themselves to those at the top. It avoids a lot of rumor and misunderstandings that leads to disconnect between both their government and themselves. More importantly, it also serves to expose false outcomes by committees that are stacked to produce a certain outcome.
Satirically speaking.. After all, isn't that what we all want?
When I worked in radio we had two number one rated radio stations in Allentown.
How is that possible?
Well... each bought a survey from a different firm. Each firm would then survey a different specific area knowing signal strength and type of followers in a region favored one radio station over the other. Hence both could be #1!
Much it is the same way with how committees work. Both politicians and businesses create these things to reinforce their desired outcome.
After being naive enough to sign up at the company I worked for, it wasn't belong before I figured this little scheme out. We were told, "well that's what second shift wants". Second shift was told, "well that's what first shift wants". Same goes for third shift and what they were told. Yeah, like we wouldn't talk amongst ourselves. When backed into a corner, management would come up with... "well while all the teams agreed, we can't get funding or corporate policy states... blah blah blah"
It makes the
Teams/committees/focus groups and studies are code for a few people gathered together to represent all the rest who aren't to produce a predetermined outcome. When all is said and done, the only REAL way an honest outcome results is when ALL parties are assembled together on ALL sides. Not just a hand selected chosen few.
In city government we call this transparency a "Town Meeting" or council meeting. An opportunity for each and every citizen to question a committee's outcome or express themselves to those at the top. It avoids a lot of rumor and misunderstandings that leads to disconnect between both their government and themselves. More importantly, it also serves to expose false outcomes by committees that are stacked to produce a certain outcome.
Satirically speaking.. After all, isn't that what we all want?
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