Ermintruder
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I'm unsure whether there is an actual term for what I'm about to describe:
the belief or expectation that the answers to many complex organisational /societal problems can be obtained via recourse to large population sets; that, through the application of eg focus groups, citizen involvement (via facilitation and effective data) will solve "the biggies"; further, that there is a concealed fundamental shared wisdom possessed by the multitudes, and that all it needs for it to be extracted is massive participation, followed by benevolent insightful analysis.
Is this called something like 'gems from coal-dust'? Or 'nuggets underfoot'? Or 'it's always true that the truth is in there'?
Hopefully this query makes sense...help!
the belief or expectation that the answers to many complex organisational /societal problems can be obtained via recourse to large population sets; that, through the application of eg focus groups, citizen involvement (via facilitation and effective data) will solve "the biggies"; further, that there is a concealed fundamental shared wisdom possessed by the multitudes, and that all it needs for it to be extracted is massive participation, followed by benevolent insightful analysis.
Is this called something like 'gems from coal-dust'? Or 'nuggets underfoot'? Or 'it's always true that the truth is in there'?
Hopefully this query makes sense...help!