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Originally Posted by Jedward45
Thanks for all the input. Personally I don't think the system is fundamentally broken; it has shown in general to work well over the years. However, just like robot designs have progressed over the years, I think we can always work to improve the structure of the activity. I think making essays and presentations public would not only help other teams learn an incredible amount about how to improve their team, but also keep teams honest about what they present.
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There's always going to be subjectivity involved no matter what happens with the CA process.
Here's an example... let's say teams talk about the events they create, found, or host. How well are those events planned, organized, and executed? The participants know because they have participated, true, but the judges won't know that. The judges will only know that the events were created, founded, or hosted. That's the bottom line.
And, we have to remember - the bottom line is impact. How has the team impacted others? We can sit in judgement of other teams - that's easy to do. What's hard to do is continue to improve ourselves and bring a quality entry filled with integrity to the Chairman's process.
If we really want to help improve the process and bring change through more transparency - then we have to do it in a constructive and positive light that will benefit everyone. The judgement has to go.
Jane