Gerry (The Psychology of Computer Programming) Weinberg used to run a seminar on team-building, and he'd give out little pins whenever someone said/did something remarkable.
Late in the first day, someone finally answered a question with "I don't know!", and immediately received a pin with that phrase on it.
"You'd be surprised how unusual an answer that is, and how welcome it can be!" Mr. Weinberg said...
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Gerry (The Psychology of Computer Programming) Weinberg used to run a seminar on team-building, and he'd give out little pins whenever someone said/did something remarkable.
Late in the first day, someone finally answered a question with "I don't know!", and immediately received a pin with that phrase on it.
"You'd be surprised how unusual an answer that is, and how welcome it can be!" Mr. Weinberg said...