Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 29th August 2012

Dilbert//8537, first published fourteen years ago on Wednesday 29th August 2012

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managers & supervisors prosperity intuition market research success rate binary choices tiny manager made of copper business

Official transcript

Boss: From now on, I'm going to rely on my intuition instead of market research. Dilbert: If guessing can bring your success rate up to 50% for binary choices, I'm all for it. Hey, look! I found a tiny manager made of copper in my pocket!

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

FROM NOW ON, I'M GOING TO RELY ON MY INTUITION INSTEAD OF MARKET RESEARCH.

IF GUESSING CAN BRING YOUR SUCCESS RATE UP TO 50% FOR BINARY CHOICES, I'M ALL FOR IT.

HEY, LOOK! I FOUND A TINY MANAGER MADE OF COPPER IN MY POCKET!

SNORK

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Guesstimation"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, standing alongside his boss. The boss is depicted as a bald man with a similar hairstyle, wearing a white shirt and tie. The scene unfolds as follows:

• The boss begins by stating, "From now on, I'm going to rely on my intuition instead of market research."
• Dilbert responds with skepticism, "If guessing can bring your success rate up to 50% for binary choices, I'm all for it."
• The boss then reveals a tiny manager made of copper in his pocket, which he claims will increase his success rate to 100%.
• Dilbert is unimpressed, responding with a snort.

The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of relying solely on intuition in decision-making, particularly in a professional setting. The boss's overconfidence in his ability to make accurate predictions is satirized, while Dilbert's skepticism serves as a reminder of the importance of evidence-based decision-making.

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