I agree that for many institutions, shrinking is a good idea. Still not sure how to convince them--Stitt was successful by proving to the board that they had a crisis and needed to address it. However, it seems like being on the verge of shutting down or bankruptcy is the only way to convince an institution to downsize. I imagine an institution that feels like it's doing ok would take much harder to convince.
RE: I won't stop talking about downsizing