My usual interpretation is that actual measurements with high information value can destabilize the existing system (e.g., by demonstrating that people aren’t doing their jobs, or that existing strategies aren’t working or are counterproductive), and are therefore dangerous. Low-information measurements are safer.
We run into this all the time at my job.
My usual interpretation is that actual measurements with high information value can destabilize the existing system (e.g., by demonstrating that people aren’t doing their jobs, or that existing strategies aren’t working or are counterproductive), and are therefore dangerous. Low-information measurements are safer.