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<p>Avoid Parkinson's Bicycle Shed. Parkinson described a committee formed
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<p>Avoid Parkinson's Bicycle Shed. Parkinson described a committee formed
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to oversee design of an early nuclear power plant. There were three agenda
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to oversee design of an early nuclear power plant. There were three agenda
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items - when to have tea, where to put the bicycle shed, and how to
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items - when to have tea, where to put the bicycle shed, and how to
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-ensure nuclear safety. Tea was was disposed of quickly as trivial.
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+ensure nuclear safety. Tea was disposed of quickly as trivial.
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Nuclear safety was discussed for only
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Nuclear safety was discussed for only
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an hour - it was so complex, scary, and technical that even
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an hour - it was so complex, scary, and technical that even
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among experts few felt comfortable with the issues. Endless days were then
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among experts few felt comfortable with the issues. Endless days were then
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@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ spent discussing where to put the bicycle shed (the parking lot would
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be a modern equivalent) because everyone
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be a modern equivalent) because everyone
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understood the issues and felt comfortable discussing them. </p>
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understood the issues and felt comfortable discussing them. </p>
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-<p>Revised <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" S-Type="EDITED" S-Format="%d %B, %Y" startspan -->06 July, 2001<!--webbot bot="Timestamp" endspan i-checksum="21072" -->
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+<p>Revised <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" S-Type="EDITED" S-Format="%d %B, %Y" startspan -->24 September, 2001<!--webbot bot="Timestamp" endspan i-checksum="39337" -->
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