Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 25th February 1999

Dilbert//3603, first published 27 years ago on Thursday 25th February 1999

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executives strategic planning sessions inadequate data knowledge attained reorganize tried magazine

Official transcript

The boss meets with Wally and Dilbert. The boss says, "Our executives have started their annual strategic planning sessions."

The boss says, "This involves sitting in a room with inadequate data until an illusion of knowledge is attained."

The boss says, "Then we'll reorganize. because that's all we know how to do!"

Wally says, "Have you tried it with a magazine?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR EXECUTIVES HAVE STARTED THEIR ANNUAL STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSIONS THIS INVOLVES SITTING IN A ROOM WITH INADEQUATE DATA UNTIL AN ILLUSION OF KNOWLEDGE IS ATTAINED.

THEN WE'LL REORGANIZE, BECAUSE THAT'S ALL WE HAVE YOU TRIED KNOW IT WITH A HOW MAGAZINE?

TO DO!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Reorganizing with a Magazine"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a group of executives engaged in a meeting, discussing their annual strategic planning sessions. One executive suggests that sitting in a room with inadequate data until an illusion of knowledge is attained is an effective approach. Another executive proposes reorganizing the company using a magazine as a guide. The conversation highlights the absurdity of relying on incomplete information and the lack of practicality in using a magazine to inform business decisions. The comic strip pokes fun at the tendency of executives to prioritize appearances over substance, often resulting in ineffective and misguided actions.

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