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How Do Committees Fail to Invent?

1 robin_reala 1 8/12/2025, 4:50:41 AM infrequently.org ↗

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fuzzfactor · 8m ago

When Conway asks "How Do Committees Invent?", I say "they don't".

This paper explores the next logical question:

>How Do Committees Fail To Invent?

Exactly the question that needs to be asked.

A. With every last breath of their bureaucracy.