So, my friend is working for an internet software company thing. They're really quite groovy and seem to be able to turn their hands to anything. Anyhoo, here's the point:
He tested out his latest wheeze on me last week, a programme called Priorities Now which basically helps you to make a decision when it's really hard to do so. You pump in the names and the influence of the folks who make the decision (for my example I wanted to know whether I should go to Australia and see my best friend, go to India and spend less money or stay in the UK and work but spend even more money over Xmas).
I then gave myself 90% weight towards the final answer and 10% to another friend and the programme started asking me simple questions. It comes across as terribly simple but from what Gaz (internet bloke) explained to me it's mind-blowing stuff. Not that he's taking the credit for it...
Apparently it's based on a programme that was originally around in the eighties and is supposed to be used as a management decision tool and I loved the fact it took the decision out of my hands and I can now blame technology for what turns out to be (logically) Xmas in Oz, in the sun. (By the way...you really can't cheat it. You can ignore the answer you get of course, but if your decision making is suspect or erratic, or one of your committee is barking mad and way off message, it will seek it out and tell you ... and everyone else on the team if you want).
It's all done with some huge algorithm (sp?) which is all very well. Not sure when it's out but if I can get my hands on it again I need to find out how it will stand with the judge when I blame it for making me play away from home. It's logical your honour.
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