--- On Thu, 5/21/09, private musings <thepmaccount(a)gmail.com> wrote:
- I'm particularly
keen at the moment
to try and discern whether or not it's possible to move
forward in any way
on this issue, or whether or not we're sort of stuck in the
bed we've made
to date.... all thoughts and ideas most welcome... :-)
Your are not likely to move forward with the shotgun approach. What is the underlying
issue that is most important to you? What is most common existing situation out there in
practice that is exemplifies this issue?
Work on that. Study it. Get numbers on it. Be sure you understand exactly how and why
the problem exists and where it's boundaries are. Then work up a proposal to deal
with it. Ignore all the somewhat relevant but tangential issues. Put them in a file for
later if you can't ignore them, but don't talk about them publicly. That is your
best chance to actually move forward on anything. It still takes months, but you really
don't have a hope of getting people to help you until focus on one thing of a
manageable size.
Birgitte SB