Word: experimentalism
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In 1958, Judith G. Bridell ’59 and her fellow participants in the “Experiment in International Living” program in Poland met with an official from the country’s communist party.
“Depending on how this whole operation is received, we may eventually order more word processors and experiment with additional projects such as personal computers,” Mark van Baalen, an official in the office for information services and technology, said at the time.
In other words, Best Buy allows its workers limitless flexibility - in the hours they keep and the location they choose to do business - so long as project goals are satisfied. Sound kooky? It is. So kooky that Best Buy has seen productivity soar 41% between 2005 and 2007 on ROWE...
Banks likens the debate over transracial adoption to the question of whether same-sex couples can be suitable parents. "It is true that [the children of gay couples are] more likely to experiment sexually when they're older, and they're less likely to be he-men or girly girls...
Overall I can sort of see both sides, but, in the end, it's hard for me to go completely with free choice. I think the interesting thing about this thought experiment is that it doesn't feel very far-fetched. While you can't buy antidepressants over the counter...