Originally Posted By: ryck
I think too many things get implemented without anyone asking the "What if…..?" question enough times….if they ask it at all.

There is a generally held misconception that is too expensive to do. In truth the opposite is the real truth, but until organizations and management have tried it they steadfastly refuse to believe it. As a result the economic incentives are heavily rigged against asking those questions.

If we knew what it was we were doing, it wouldn't be called research, would it?

— Albert Einstein