151 Quick Ideas for Delegating and Decision Making

47The Law of Diminishing Returns

We have all experienced this before, so we know it’s true even without all the studies that have demonstrated its veracity. There comes a point in group discussions (or even in an individual investigation) where little more will be learned, and what is learned will not be significant. Another point will be reached when the group discussion has come around to the same issues for a second or third time. Nothing new will emerge and there will be little to show for additional discussion.

Assignment

You have been in groups that reach this point of diminishing returns before. Remember what happened then? How inefficient and time wasting it was?

The group, or its leader (probably you), will need to recognize when this ...