Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 27th December 1999

Dilbert//3908, first published 27 years ago on Monday 27th December 1999

Tags

detect trends act accordingly not having strategy make itself

Official transcript

Ted is giving a presentation using slides and a pointer. He points to the slide which has an arrow pointing to a spot and says: "Our strategy is to detect any trends and react accordingly."

Asok, Wally and Dilbert are sitting at a table with sheets of paper in front of them. Dilbert says: "Isn't that exactly the same as not having a strategy?"

Ted answers: "Hey, this slide didn't make itself."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR STRATEGY IS TO DETECT ANY TRENDS AND REACT ACCORDINGLY.

ISN'T THAT EXACTLY THE SAME AS NOT HAVING A STRATEGY?

HEY, THIS SLIDE DIDN'T MAKE ITSELF.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Strategy" and features a group of office workers discussing their strategy for detecting trends.

Key Points:

• The boss presents a slide with an arrow pointing down, indicating that the company's strategy is to detect any trends and react accordingly.
• However, one of the employees points out that the slide itself is not a trend, and therefore, the company's strategy is not having a strategy.
• The boss is left speechless, unable to respond to the employee's clever observation.

Overall: The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of having a strategy and the potential for employees to point out the absurdity of certain decisions.

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