The technique is very commonly used in many industrial educational programs.
Here is one that I have been using for the last 15 years.
"Which would you rather own, Buick City (a billion dollar assembly plant)
or the copyrights to the names Chevy and Chevrolet?
Eventually, after much discussion about why ione s better than the other,
the copyrights usually win out.
Dick Montgomery
20th Century Cooperative
http://www.chemmgrs.com
"Our mission is to increase your sales."
----- Original Message -----
From: Hugh WILLMOTT <
hr22@DIAL.PIPEX.COM>
To: <
MG-ED-DV@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, October 23, 1999 6:21 PM
Subject: Why won't peole work?
> I ran this question in front of my class yesterday.
>
> I gave them Jay's question (anonymised) followed by the first three
> responses to it (also anonymised). I then asked them to develop additional
> responses and said I might post them to this discussion list. This is some
> of what my students came up with.
>
> 1. Solve problem by colour coding the tubes (so long as Ed is not (also)
> colour blind)
>
> 2. Was there a conspiracy by Ed's work group or by management to get rid
of
> Ed by deliberately miscommunicating with him?
>
> 3. Why not ask Ed or the work group what was going on? Is the `Ed'
problem
> symptomatic of communications within the company? If so, a review of HR
> policy could usefully be undertaken.
>
> The `case' generated a considerable amount of reflection and discussion. I
> wondered if anyone else has experimented with the use of this kind of
> material in teaching. Is it legitimate? Does it seem worthwhile?
>
> Hugh
>
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