The main barrier to self improvement isn’t knowing your weaknesses, it’s fixing them.
I believe CEA is aware of several of its weaknesses. Publicly pointing out weaknesses they’re already aware of is a waste of donors’ money and critics’ time. It’s also a needles reputational risk.
If I’m right, and CEA is already aware of its main flaws, then they should focus on finding and implementing solutions. Focusing instead on crowdsourcing more flaws won’t help; it will only distract staff from implementing solutions.
These are good points, upvoted. However, I don’t think they undermine the fundamental point: even if this is all true, CEA could publish a list of their known weaknesses and what they plan to do to fix them, and offer prizes for either improved understanding of their weaknesses (e.g. issues they weren’t aware of), or feedback on their plans to fix them. I would guess they would get their money’s worth.
The main barrier to self improvement isn’t knowing your weaknesses, it’s fixing them.
I believe CEA is aware of several of its weaknesses. Publicly pointing out weaknesses they’re already aware of is a waste of donors’ money and critics’ time. It’s also a needles reputational risk.
If I’m right, and CEA is already aware of its main flaws, then they should focus on finding and implementing solutions. Focusing instead on crowdsourcing more flaws won’t help; it will only distract staff from implementing solutions.
These are good points, upvoted. However, I don’t think they undermine the fundamental point: even if this is all true, CEA could publish a list of their known weaknesses and what they plan to do to fix them, and offer prizes for either improved understanding of their weaknesses (e.g. issues they weren’t aware of), or feedback on their plans to fix them. I would guess they would get their money’s worth.