[palmer]

I think your approach may be a useful prong in a multi-prong approach. I think we could put some computer power to use cataloging and sorting all the overt messages in order to determine the optimal covert message. There will have to be multiple messages at any one time and place and the reactions of the targets will have to be monitored so the messages can be adjusted.

On the flip side a conservative with real leadership skills would probably be a lot more effective.

[Zeneta]

Thanks for your thoughtful reply.

First, it is of course just one part of an effort that needs to be considered.

While I’m not terribly concerned with monitoring initially, I am concerned with controlling and the staging of multiple messages. I believe the effectiveness of such a campaign could be undermined by so called “free lance” messengers.

I like Springfield’s example of what he saw in Australia. A simple statement that provokes thought and curiosity.

Here’s just one idea,(btw, I like the idea of embedding tiles in the pavement, like the Toynbee example)

Toynbee Tiles: A Mysterious Puzzle that Spans the Globe

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/02/toynbee-or-not-toynbee-tile-finders-try-to-answer-the-question/

My thought is to place them in sufficient numbers around Universities, Malls and other heavily trafficked streets.

I want people to see them and say or think:

Wow, that is really odd (random)

What does it mean ?

And

Who did this ?

Example tile: “It’s alright, They told you what to Dream”

That statement/message is a slight variation of a line from a Pink Floyd song. So, it can be sourced indirectly but the main lyric of the song is “Welcome to the Machine”

The concept here is to undermine their confidence in the system. This would be followed up by other messages which become part of a bigger puzzle to be solved.

I hope you can appreciate the importance of controlling the messages and avoiding copy cats or free lancers.