A Stop Sign in a Field

Quick update on Decisive: they touch on some analogy concepts discussed by, I think Dunbar and Blanchette. The information is helpful, and an okay read.  I thought I would mention it in case you are reading this to gain more Kinda Likes for your own use.

Possibly the most important aspects to keep in mind is the local, regional, and distant analogy concept.  Most of the analogies and comparisons I outline here, as well as in my every day life, are Distant.  I am comparing something very remote to a very general case.  I imagine earlyday psychotherapists did this, writers of fiction do this, and parents can be the johnny on the spot when it comes to these.  Its kinda like turning the radio dial and listening in to the music for a few minutes.  First- how often do you still turn a radio dial? and second, why would you listen for a few minutes?  But, it took your brain to a different place for a moment.

My intention, generally, is to pull people out of their scope and focus.  I have people telling me that the pantone chip color is critical, but they don't have the information anyplace that anyone could access it.  That document control is essential and password protecting a document so it can't be opened and share file protecting the storage location of the electronic copy - and having people mark up the printed copy with a pencil.  I bring in Kinda Likes to help bring a general state that most people are familiar with to a more specific instance.

The other day I used the example of a stop sign.  The sign is in the middle of a country road, vacant fields on either side.  The nearest house is about 3 miles away.  But, you still have to stop for the stop sign.  Because there will come a day that Not Stopping can cause serious issues.  That was the analogy for checking the correct materials were being supplied from the prior process.  The process has nothing to do with driving, cars, fields, the color red, none of it.  There is a slight association of the "ticket" concept, where the worker can be awarded a penalty if they process bad materials (run the stop sign with a cop watching) and are caught.  But the gist was: Pay Attention.  It worked for a couple days and they remember the words.  Which is another part of the study - people tend to be able to remember those things.

more later
-gs