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Except you made the failure of assumption that it would be of random people exactly like jury duty. I contend that it would be better to pick from a pool of professionals who, as part of their entrance into a professional society, agree also to lend their talents to civic duty for the benefit of all.

Yup. Big org problems, but specifically big govt org problems. Perhaps also:

5. Systems thinking - To cut though and optimize across organizations requires government "consultants" who can apply systems thinking. They become temporary experts in an area by listening to and gathering feedback from those inside and their stakeholders/customers. It would require a massive org of consultants to address the gigantic US government that is necessary by the scale and scope of America's needs.

6. A panel of wise, benevolent (rather than spiteful/malicious/ignorant) dictators who can make organizational changes the organization itself cannot. This, rather than than politically, keeps the focus on mission and effectiveness rather than political fashions.

7. No more political appointees when it comes to public administration.

8. Perhaps some sort of performance review including an anonymous vote of confidence/no confidence in leadership that has sway in hire/fire decision and keeps managers accountable to deliver for the org. (I'm inherently suspicious of layers upon layers of management unless there is a clear organizational need based on the scale and division of labor involved.)

And, for bonus points, perhaps the US should transition to a method of choosing public administrators including the chief executive by sortition every 2 or 4 years.

America needs to throw out the entire political system and replace it with sortition because unqualified political appointees are counterproductive by definition. The only way to fix government is slow, thoughtful, and deliberate consultation and reformation rather than arbitrary, agro destruction.

Because they have more sensible actors, stronger regulators, and less room for corruption that America.

Maybe before you determine, without evidence, that an agency is "useless", you should be honest and dive into the details before making such a foolish statement.

I'm not sure what you mean by that platitude.

Yeap. I forgot those and more. It's like some sort of culture of medieval hazing rituals that too many people have normalized and accepted that somehow "proves" their loyalty, dedication, and/or self-worth to a company that probably took out dead peasant insurance on them and continually weighs whether laying them off would be profitable.

- Finding a conference room that isn't taken

- People hanging around socializing loudly rather than working

- The unhygienic and jerk habits of previous users of hot desks

- Uncomfortable, unergonomic hot desks

- Pointless, wasteful, and expensive commute times and expense

- Inferior meals and snacks

- Contracting things from ill people who refuse to stay home

- Disruptions

- Superficial interactions

Sssh. Also, we're selling the Sun and the Moon for a special price that comes with a free bridge.