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The “law of triviality” or the “bicycle shed effect”

This is the idea that when planning or making decisions, people can often spend more time on the small, inconsequential details than on the major issues.

The original example was of a committee working on the plans for a nuclear power plant but getting distracted by which materials to use for the staff bike shed, hence the term “bikeshedding.”

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Reasons to involve your team in decision making

Reasons to involve your team in decision making

There are three great advantages to involving your support team – or indeed any team – in decision making:

  • It gives team members a greater sense of ownership, which contributes to feeling motivated and like their work matters. 
  • It offers fresh business ...

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Creating the right decision-making framework for your support team

... based on the level of importance, and the level of team involvement:

  • Open to team suggestions decisions: For these, open the question to the team (Slack conversations, surveys, or team meetings) to get feedback and ideas.
  • Multiple-choice decisions

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Bikeshedding explained

The metaphor is as follows: Imagine a financial committee meeting to discuss a three-point agenda.

  • A proposal for a £10 million nuclear power plant
  • A proposal for a £350 bike shed
  • A proposal for a £21 annual coffee budget

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