Logic and Experience: Excerpts from Conversations

Logic: It's a minor item. It should breeze past the board.

Experience: Major items breeze. Minor items crawl. They'll devote prolonged debate to the minor issues because they think they know something about the topic.

Logic: It's a sensitive assignment. They'll want the best person for the job.

Experience: No, they'll want someone they can trust. Competence is optional.

Logic: Every possible point has been made. The committee will want to vote.

Experience: Dream on. A decision will not be made until everyone who cares to do so has commented on those points.

Logic: They'll want their employees to have information so a good decision can be made.

Experience: They'll want their employees to have their officially approved information so an officially approved decision will be assured.

Logic: They'll want justice.

Experience: They'll want victory.