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Bikeshedding
The document discusses Parkinson's Law of Triviality, which states that the time spent on tasks is inversely proportional to their significance or cost, illustrated through the example of a nuclear reactor and a bike shed. It highlights how trivial discussions can consume much more time than critical matters, emphasizing the need for proper focus and understanding in decision-making. Additionally, it touches on the complexity of change and design preferences in projects.
Bikeshedding
- 1. Bikeshedding Parkinson’s Law ofTriviality
- 3. “…work expands soas to fill the time available for its completion.” - C. Northcote Parkinson “Parkinson’s Law” The Economist, 1955
- 4. Definition "The time spenton any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum [of money] involved.“
- 5. Fort Calhoun Nuclear Reactor 660acres 484 MW 600,000 -800,000 pounds of nuclear waste on site Population within 50 miles: 953,410 people $180 million just to recommission after 2011 floo
- 6. Waltons Tongue And GrooveApex Wooden Bike Shed 7’ x 3’ Factory Dip Treated 10mm Solid Sheet Board Floor 10 year anti-rot guarantee
- 7. Joint Welfare Committee’s3-Item Agenda: 1.Signing of a £10 million contract to build a reactor 2.Proposal to build a £350 bicycle shed for the clerical staff 3.£21 a year to supply refreshments for the Joint Welfare Committee. Time Taken: The reactor - 2.5 minutes. The bike shed - 45 minutes. The coffee - 75 minutes and no actual
- 8. Why Does ItExist? I Don’t Know I Don’t Understand Someone Must Have Validated This I Must Not Look Dumb I Know I Understand I Want To Matter I Must Prove My Worth
- 9. Why Does ItExist?
- 10. "The really, reallyshort answer is that you should not. The somewhat longer answer is that just because you are capable of building a bikeshed does not mean you should stop others from building one just because you do not like the color they plan to paint it… Some people have commented that the amount of noise generated by a change is inversely proportional to the complexity of the change.“ - Poul Henning Kamp FreeBSD Mailing List,
- 11. Can you maybe makeit more … swoopy? And it needs to be a more dynamic blue.
- 12. What Can IDo About It? The Legit Way Design Studio with the Client
- 13. What Can IDo About It? The Legit Way Objective UX Subjective UX
- 14. What Can IDo About It? The Sneaky Way The Duck Method
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Editor's Notes
- #8 The £10 million number is too big and too technical, and it passes in two and a half minutes. Mr Softleigh: “An aluminium roof is too expensive and we should use asbestos.” Mr Holdfast: “I want galvanised iron.” Mr Daring: “I question the need for the shed at all.” Mr Holdfast: “I disagree”. "The debate is fairly launched. A sum of £350 is well within everybody's comprehension. Everyone can visualise a bicycle shed. Discussion goes on, therefore, for forty-five minutes, with the possible result of saving some £50. Members at length sit back with a feeling of accomplishment." "There may be members of the committee who might fail to distinguish between asbestos and galvanised iron, but every man there knows about coffee – what it is, how it should be made, where it should be bought – and whether indeed it should be bought at all. This item on the agenda will occupy the members for an hour and a quarter, and they will end by asking the secretary to procure further information, leaving the matter to be decided at the next meeting."
- #13 Find the choices they HAVE to make