Bill,
I like what you've said but am reminded by what Einstein said about
finding simple solutions to problems--the fact that they should be as
simple as possible, but no simpler--and I don't mean to speak for him, but
my understanding is that sometimes we "oversimplify.
For instance, if we deconstruct a system into parts and provide a simple
solution and it creates more problems than it solves then we have used
simplicity at its worst.
We do the same thing in communication. We speak one thing and what is
heard is another because we--the communicator--have understood the world
through our lens, thus making assumptions about what is simple.
In my view, people who oversimplify without taking into account the
audience's KSA's do a lot of damage because people walk away with half
truths and continue to do damage--all under the guise of simplicity.
Thanks for your note!
--"Mike Jay" <Quarterback@classic.msn.com>
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