Johnnie Moore's Weblog: Governance: not by the numbers
Haven't blogged Johnnie for a while:
I think there's a desire to reduce our complex, mysterious human behaviour to a set of mechanical formulae as a way to feel safe in an uncertain world. Nothing wrong with wanting to feel safe - but I fear that such an approach is often counter-productive, encouraging us to trust experts instead of paying attention to the subtle evidence of our senses.
Couldn't agree more about governance. It seems far more to do with the numbers and the formulae than actually getting up to present a case. Perhaps its American fascination with numbers and mathematics compared to the British and European tendancy to words and argument (in its purest sense).
Although perhaps this is 'self-proclaimed' experts rather than people with real understanding?