I don't know what it is with "educated" people. I work with a bunch of engineers. Some of them want a simple flow chart for making decisions for all situations, no matter how stupid it is (i.e. "standards"). The best analogy I can come up with is, it's green, that makes it a tractor, red is a car, if it has a hitch it's a truck. If I translated a conversation, it would sound like this:
I need a hitch on the car.
If you need a hitch, you get a truck.
So I can't put a hitch on a car?
Nope, only on a truck.
But I don't need a truck. The car is perfect and all I want to do is tow is a little trailer.
You need a truck. Cars don't come with hitches.
Ok. Can I make the truck green to fit in with my other equipment?
Nope. Then you need a Tractor.
What?
I'm working on the holdouts - guys, put your engineer caps on and think about this. I'm at the point I don't care if that offends anyone. Our jobs are to provide solutions, but we have people who care more about their sacred cows (standards).
I exaggerate a little. But having dealt with complex and challenging problems for much of my career (which resulted in several patents), I get frustrated when smart people provide poor solutions because of their personal preferences.
I don't know what it is with "educated" people. I work with a bunch of engineers. Some of them want a simple flow chart for making decisions for all situations, no matter how stupid it is (i.e. "standards"). The best analogy I can come up with is, it's green, that makes it a tractor, red is a car, if it has a hitch it's a truck. If I translated a conversation, it would sound like this:
I need a hitch on the car.
If you need a hitch, you get a truck.
So I can't put a hitch on a car?
Nope, only on a truck.
But I don't need a truck. The car is perfect and all I want to do is tow is a little trailer.
You need a truck. Cars don't come with hitches.
Ok. Can I make the truck green to fit in with my other equipment?
Nope. Then you need a Tractor.
What?
I'm working on the holdouts - guys, put your engineer caps on and think about this. I'm at the point I don't care if that offends anyone. Our jobs are to provide solutions, but we have people who care more about their sacred cows (standards).
Wow sounds a lot like what we get. Like anyone is surprised.
I exaggerate a little. But having dealt with complex and challenging problems for much of my career (which resulted in several patents), I get frustrated when smart people provide poor solutions because of their personal preferences.
I would call that linear thinking. There's no deviation.