Illustration doesn’t equal implementation
Brief discussion Monday night in 5033 regarding the value of being able to map, model, chart and otherwise graphically depict ideas in order to understand them, which I think is often a very useful approach to studying in general, and especially in preparing for our comprehensive examinations here.
However, it’s also obvious that illustration doesn’t necessarily entail implementation. For example, IBM is in the process of patenting this (note illustration #8). I suspect that a flow chart does not provide adequate monitoring and management of chaotic situations, regardless of the number of feedback loops involved.
And, even more heartbreakingly, I now understand that it’s possible to do an excellent outline of a comps question and then NOT implement that outline in the writing of the actual response. Nuff said.
