[LukeRB]

> "The person who demonstrates most knowledge about the shortcomings of their own solution and the benefits of all the alternatives is the best best equipped to make the call."

I like this approach of having the person who points out all of the good in others' designs and the flaws in their own designs is best qualified and/or unbiased to make the call on the "best design."

How do you identify this person though? Isn't "the person who demonstrates most knowledge about the shortcomings of their own solution and the benefits of all the alternatives is the best" a subjective determination? What if a handful of people are all demonstrating this ability? Do you have all of them "make the call" by committee? That seems to defeat the purpose of this exercise...

[destraynor]

Hey Luke, I see where you're coming from. It is subjective, but the key benefit is really that people are more likely to naturally cede to the person most equipped to make the call. The argument is really about establishing that. If it comes down to a 1 v 1 situation where two guys are at loggerheads, then yeah, some design principal needs to be step in and make a call. But the process hopefully reduces how often this is necessary.

Thanks for your comment.