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The nanomanager, whom I worked for some time ago, used to go on about this great design methodology that he invented. Supposedly, it was extremely awesome and got things done. He was never able to explain exactly what that process is, but he considered himself very smart for having come up with it in the first place.
Naturally, I liked to egg him on and would always mention his pet methodology at all group meetings; and how I'm following this non-existent process to produce results that he didn't want. One day I decided to take it a step further and made up a definition for this methodology, wrote up a nice article about how different and effective it is, and posted it on a certain well-known electronic encyclopedia. The original joke was that I'd keep mentioning it every time something went wrong and eventually bring up that I've seen something like that online. Then, I'd show him the reference to it and see is reaction to it.
I never got to the end-game for that; I got kicked out of that group.
In my new group they were talking about something or other and somehow it came up; I believe I've mentioned about how I contributed to the vast knowledge of humanity in my own inimitable fashion. And wouldn't you know it; that article was still right where I left it! They got a kick out of it and one of the guys, JB, sat down to create a diagram to illustrate this methodology. The end result is nothing short of amazing!
With a graphic, this now takes us into a whole new realm of possibilities. It is now just as reliable-looking at any other methodology or process out there. The page looks legit; and that graphic pulls it all together. So I'm thinking there might be an opportunity here: look at FISH!, Agile, Scrum, Six-Sigma or some of the others. They're nothing but fancy ways of saying the same thing: "be smart and you'll get stuff done". Its all con-men and snake-oil. And they make millions. The guy who came up with FISH! wrote a book and is now a public speaker raking in the money.
Its an easy job if you can get it: professional con man. Got a nice ring to it, no?
So I'm thinking of ways to roll this thing into more legitimacy. The software group of the company has a symposium this coming spring and they're looking for abstracts for papers; I'm thinking of submitting this thing there. Free trip to Cali would be nice. And it'd raise the awareness of this thing through the roof. Next I'd need to write a book and start booking speaking tours!
It might sound like madness, but thats how all the other confidence-speakers started out. And who's to say that what I originally invented is fake? If we get enough people to believe they're using it, I can manufacture my own consensus-reality where this thing really does exist.
I'm not providing any references here because this is an ongoing project and I don't want to burn any bridges yet. Still, I'm seeing some pretty interesting possibilities....
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