While a horse is tame, can run fast, and can take a rider on its back with ease, a camel can only trudge along, has humps that make riding it difficult, and is stubborn with a bad temperament.
This “design by committee” concept tries to incorporate so many suggestions into a product. But when they are all taken together, they make the final product quite bad.
I’ve seen this in several US math textbooks – they incorporate so many concepts, approaches, and ideas that the original sense gets lost. The most optimal way of solving problems gets buried under layers of unnecessary material.
I looked at the exercises and problem sets in Singapore math textbooks, and they were much simpler and direct to the point. There were no extraneous layers that muddled the lessons.
The instructions and exercises were very clear and concise, and I saw how it would be much easier for a child to learn.
指示と演習は非常に明確で簡潔であり、子供が学ぶのがはるかに簡単であることがわかりました。
シンガポールの教科書は、どのように解くのかという指示がとても明確で簡潔。
だから、子供が学ぶのにはるかに簡単であることがわかった。
アメリカの教科書は、いろんなことが書かれすぎていて、わかりにくい。
Design by committee defeats the original objective of a product or service. It makes a problem more complicated than it should be, thus requiring more complex solutions.
I have no clear memories of reading such documents. But I have ever seen some company documents that I could not understand which draft was wanted to apply with. In such case, I would ask him which plan he want to do after all.
In my company, I think there is no complex standard operation procedure. However, there are some people who are noisy about explanation to other people before we decide something. In such case, I think it would good for everyone it we can explain to other people simply.
Do you think “work by committee” sometimes does not produce efficient decisions? Why?
「委員会による作業」では効率的な意思決定ができない場合があると思いますか? どうして?
あると思います。
いろんな意見ばっかりがあって、結局誰が何をやるのかが決まらない。
そんな場合は、とても非効率だと思います。
最終的に、誰が何をやるということが決まらなければならないと思います。
Yes, I do. Even if there are a lot of ideas or considerations, it would not be decided who and what to do. In such case, it is really ineffective, I think. In finally, it should be decided who and what to do.
What government processes, procedures, or ideas could be simplified from their current state?
現在の状態からどのような政府のプロセス、手順、またはアイデアを簡素化できますか?
強いリーダーシップだと思います。
いろんな可能性を考えたうえで、どのようにするのかをシンプルに判断するべきだと思います。
そして、明確に方針を示すことだと思います。
I think it needs a strong leadership. To think a lot of possibilities and they should decide how to do simply. After that, they should show the policies clearly, I think.
Give some example of when you could have done something simpler if you did it by yourself.
自分でやったらもっと簡単なことができたときの例をいくつか挙げてください。
ステークホルダーと調整を行う時に、社内で議論を何回もしようとする人がいます。
僕は、ある程度議論をしたら、実際に相手に聞く方が早いと思ってしまいます。
いくら考えても、本当に相手の考えていることは、聞いてみないとわからないからです。
そんな時には、自分だったら、もっと早くステークホルダーに尋ねるのにと思ってしまいます。
There are some people who try to discuss in the company many times before arrangement with stakeholders. I think it will be early for us to listen from opponents actually, after we discuss some extent. Even though we consider a lot of times, we can not understand what opponent people consider until we ask them actually. In that case, I think I will ask stakeholders more early if I were.
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