Re: Web-based, enterprise-wide, SPC-based performance improvement

["John E. Gibson" <JohnEGibson@comcast.net>]

This seems to be a common phenomenon in meetings. A person will introduce an 
idea and everyone feels obligated to tell him/her why it wouldn't work.

There was a commercial on TV for collaboration SW a while back that 
incorporated a black rocket. When the participants at the meetings began to 
exhibit the "why it won't work" behavior the "good" guy would reach down and 
grab his model rocket and put it in the middle of the table. People would 
immediately change their behavior and begin to see if they could contribute 
something to the idea that had been introduced.

I actually tried this at work. I made a one-foot black rocket from 
construction paper. I pulled it out when a person offered an idea for 
discussion. It seemed to work, at least for a while. People realized they 
were in a "rut." They had forgotten how to contribute to each others ideas 
by adding ideas, adding other possible applications or other possible 
benefits.

Does anybody remember that commercial? I would like to find a video of it to 
help people have more productive and pleasant meeting.

JohnEGibson@comcast.net