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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 ...
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.
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 ...
1819 Farnam Street Built in 1908, this site was labeled a key historic site by the Federal Writers Project. [29] Eggerss-O'Flyng Building: 801 South 15th Street Built in 1902. Farnam Building: 1613 Farnam Street Built in 1929. Federal Office Building: 110 South 15th Street Built in 1934. First National Bank Building: 300-312 South 16th Street 1917.
The WoodmenLife Tower (formerly the Woodmen Tower or Woodmen of the World Tower) is a 478.02 feet (145.70 m) high-rise building at 1700 Farnam Street in downtown Omaha, Nebraska, and headquarters of WoodmenLife (officially Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society) insurance company. Construction of the building began in 1966 and was ...
1. Choose Your Guilt-Free Days Carefully. Whether you’re on a weight loss journey or just trying to stay fit, you don’t need to avoid all the festive foods you love. But you also don’t need ...
Bike lanes were added to Holly Street in May from Ellis to Bay streets, reducing traffic lanes from three to two. Holly, a one-way street heading west, is one of two main east-west routes through ...
Blackstone Plaza (formerly named Kiewit Plaza) is a 210 foot (64 m), 15 story high-rise office building in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.It is located at 3555 Farnam Street at the corner of South 36th Street. [1]