Framing the Dialogue

Try to imagine a dozen Obama-acolytes sitting around a table for hours discussing the new agency, The Department of Innovation.  It’s now been three long weeks that they have been toiling away when one jumps up and exclaims, “I’ve got it!”  He rushes to the smart board and hurriedly scribbles his idea for the others to see.  They are paying close attention to the Harvard law graduate as his vision starts to take shape.  As he steps back all eyes are looking at his vision.  A Phd in economics from Yale pipes up and suggests that some stars be used somewhere that would make it look patriotic to fly-over country.  A woman with a doctorate in gender studies from Princeton suggests yellow might be a powerful color to add.  After a few back and forths they are quite pleased with themselves and hand the product over for final editing.  There were no jobs created.  They spent thousands of dollars.  The only innovation was the logo…