frame-a-discussion &laquo; WordPress.com Tag Feed http://wordpress.com/tag/frame-a-discussion/ Feed of posts on WordPress.com tagged "frame-a-discussion" Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:58:48 +0000 http://wordpress.com/tags/ en <![CDATA[Start the discussion, frame the discussion]]> http://rogercostello.wordpress.com/2007/10/28/start-the-discussion-frame-the-discussion/ Sun, 28 Oct 2007 13:38:11 +0000 Roger Costello http://rogercostello.wordpress.com/2007/10/28/start-the-discussion-frame-the-discussion/ The order in which people speak in a group has a profound effect on the course of a discussion.  Earlier comments are more influential, and they tend to provide a framework within which the discussion occurs.  Once that framework is in place it's difficult for a dissenter to break it down.  This wouldn't be a problem if the people who spoke earliest were also more likely to know what they were talking about.  But there's no guarantee that the most-informed person will speak first or will be most influential.

Start the discussion, frame the discussion.

-- The Wisdom of Crowds by James Surowiecki

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