Big Idea 5 · Topic 5.1 · Exercise 1
Innovation Effects Dossier - The ShortCut File
25 minutes
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Of the five effects, which ONE could ShortCut's programmers most reasonably have considered before launch, and which one was practically impossible to foresee? Use the CED's standard for responsible programmers - and its limit.
Q2 · 3 points on the handout
ShortCut had 10,000 users its first year and Maple Street never noticed. At 20 million users, the petition arrived. Explain what scale changed, citing the CED's point about running a program with a large number of users.
Q3 · 2 points on the handout
ENRICHMENT: Using the Collingridge dilemma from the Day 1 deep dive, explain why the moment ShortCut could most easily have changed its routing rules was also the moment it had the least evidence that any change was needed.
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