Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 5th May 2002

Dilbert//4768, first published 24 years ago on Sunday 5th May 2002

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socialize getting buy in dialoging for feedback building consensus temperature check straw man inoculate stakeholders letter from sa

Official transcript

The Boss says to Dilbert, "You need to socialize your idea with the rest of the department."

Dilbert replies, "Socialize? Is that the same as getting buy-in?"

The Boss answers, "It's one step below buy-in. It's more like dialoging for feedback."

Dilbert says, "Wait...I thought that building consensus was one step below buy- in."

The Boss responds, "Just run it up a flagpole and see who salutes."

Dilbert asks, "Wouldn't it be better to do a temperature check using a straw man?"

The Boss answers, "Maybe... But is that going to inoculate the stakeholders?"

A letter from Scott Adams reads, "Dear Reader, If you or anyone you love understands the preceding conversation, you have my deepest sympathy."

Signed, "S.A."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU NEED TO SOCIAL IZE YOUR IDEA WITH THE REST OF THE DEPARTMENT.

SOCIALIZE? IS THAT THE SAME AS GETTING BUY-IN?

IT'S ONE STEP BELOW BUY-IN. IT'S MORE LIKE DIALOGING FOR FEEDBACK.

WAIT... I THOUGHT THAT BUILDING A CONSENSUS WAS ONE STEP BELOW BUY-IN.

JUST RUN IT UP A FLAGPOLE AND SEE WHO SALUTES.

WOULDN'T IT BE BETTER TO DO A TEMPERATURE CHECK USING A STRAW MAN?

MAYBE... BUT IS THAT GOING TO INOCULATE THE STAKEHOLDERS?

DEAR READER, IF YOU OR ANYONE YOU LOVE UNDERSTANDS THE PRECEDING CONVERSATION YOU HAVE MY DEEPEST SYMPATHY.

S.A.

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