Expert Help vs. Amateur Enthusiasm
There are numerous examples of situations where experts are called in, and they are unable to fix the problem, and then a “lucky passer-by” comes up with the brain-wave that saves the world (seen many times in numerous blockbuster films, and seen more and more in real life too).
The Gulf of Mexico oil spill has had numerous failures from the experts, but it has also inspired numerous members of the public to get in touch and offer their suggestions; by 2 June, BP had received 31,600 suggestions from members of the public on how to plug the well, or deal with the oil slicks already in the sea – which is an impressive amount of contact from the general public.
Now not all of these suggestions will actually be taken to the board for consideration, but from the sounds of it, BP does take suggestions seriously.
Of the 31,600 ideas, 8,000 have been submitted on paper. BP then puts the plans through a four-stage process. The first is a primary evaluation to weed out ideas that have already been considered or are just not possible. The second stage is classification into categories such as “dispersants” or “mechanical”. The third stage is a more detailed technical review and the fourth stage is field testing.
BP says they now have 235 ideas currently in stage three and four, just short of 3%.
Some people might laugh at the idea of interested amateurs trying to help the experts solve a problem of this size, but who would really turn down help when the cost is so great?
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