Not necessarily a better method, but an alternative method that will focus on probability of victory rather than the margin of victory based on resources in hand.
The staff plan also made clear that the study was to focus not just on the selection method of the at-large board seats but also on whether such members were needed at all.
Once confined to closed rooms with one way mirrors, research via focus groups used to be the accepted method for trying out new concepts and discovering new opportunities.
The shift in focus on the two MTWs was a method for breaking away from the Cold War paradigm, but in a cautious and sensible manner that did not reject the possibility of significant conventional conflict.
An alternative method for penalizing proliferators would be to increase the focus on the respective governments which are obliged to oversee these entities.
The project started with attempts to charge by simply flying near power lines, but when that method yielded only micro-watts of juice, focus shifted to actually landing on the lines.
Because most people read words more quickly than they can identify and name colours, this widely used method tests their ability to inhibit the urge to read what is written and instead focus on the task of naming the colour.