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  2. Law of triviality - Wikipedia

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    The law of triviality is C. Northcote Parkinson's 1957 argument that people within an organization commonly give disproportionate weight to trivial issues. [1] Parkinson provides the example of a fictional committee whose job was to approve the plans for a nuclear power plant spending the majority of its time on discussions about relatively minor but easy-to-grasp issues, such as what ...

  3. Wikipedia:Avoid Parkinson's bicycle-shed effect - Wikipedia

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    This "bicycle shed effect" is easily explained: true expertise on nuclear plants is rare, while everybody can have a say about bicycle sheds, and refreshments are clear and dear to all. Sadly, the "bicycle shed effect" can be noted on Wikipedia. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and theoretically every Wikipedian is working to build it.

  4. Farnam Building - Wikipedia

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    The Farnam Building is located in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska.It is a seven-story, 110-foot-tall (34 m), historic building that was constructed in 1929. It is adjacent to the First National Bank Building to the east, and Farnam Plaza, an eight-story building that houses the Opera Omaha offices, to the west.

  5. Neighbors respond to plan making Farnam Street two-way, all ...

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  6. Woodmen of the World Building (Omaha, Nebraska) - Wikipedia

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    The former Woodmen of the World Building in Omaha, Nebraska, was located at 1323 Farnam Street. Built in 1912 by the architectural firms of Holabird & Roche and Fisher and Lawrie, the building was the headquarters of Woodmen of the World (WOW) from 1912 until 1934. WOW relocated in 1934 to the Bee Newspaper Building at 17th and Farnam, also ...

  7. Wikipedia:Establish the bikeshed needs painting before you ...

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    They haven't established the bikeshed needs painting, but are already deciding the color. Also, another thing to note, is that if you are changing something because it has been the same for a long time, but it's still okay to have it, that's also change for the sake of change.

  8. Automobile Row (Omaha, Nebraska) - Wikipedia

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    Described as a "country tributary," Omaha's Farnam Street was the location of Automobile Row from the outset of car sales in Omaha. It was noted as "one of the best lots to choose from ever assembled between Chicago and San Francisco." With "five exclusive dealerships" in 1906, the strip was the prime location for car sales in Omaha. [3]

  9. Three Hours To Change Your Life - images.huffingtonpost.com

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    the first has somehow, in some way, been my best year yet. So, as I often say to participants in the workshop, “If a school teacher from Nebraska can do it, so can you!”