True Causes
PCM

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Idea wey get few votes fit still dey examined

Evri structured process get shortlist: ideas too many to examine all of dem, so di group dey vote on which ones to carry forward. Na for dat vote causes dey lost. Di ideas wey lose am na di ones wey no get shine, di ones wey only few pipo see, and for complex situation dat ones na often exactly di deep causes.

So True Causes dey hold few shortlist places back. Anybodi fit nominate idea wey dem overlook by attaching source; e go count once second pesin gree say di source dey on topic. Dem dey fill one seat wey dem keep by random, for exploration. Di rest dey go by how many nominations dem get, maximum one for each stakeholder group so no single group fit buy all of dem. Idea wey no get any vote at all fit still reach di map: e need source, and two pipo wey dey behind am.

Why e matter well-well

For our simulation, room wey dey rank only by wetin e feel no dey name any of di five real causes for di vote, and to build map afta dey rescue only 0.2 of dem. Hold five shortlist places for ideas wey dem overlook wey source dey back, and di same room go find 3.3 out of di 5 even for im worst.

Na di biggest single effect wey we measure, and e almost no cost anytin: few seats, and di discipline to ask for source. E dey work becos e dey change wetin fit reach di table, no be how di table dey decide.

Wetin e no be

Seat wey dem keep no dey certify anytin. E only dey let pesin examine idea. Once e dey di shortlist, e go face di same pair questions as evritin else, at di same 75% of di votes wey dem cast. Evidence dey make dem examine idea; e no dey decide di result.

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