Yep. I completely agree with Jayne and Kate. Many in Silicon Valley often start with a solution in search of a problem, whereas Stanford Liberation Technology always preached start with a problem and then figure out a solution. If the solution requires tech, great. If not, don't use tech. But having an inventory of proven solutions for problems is also important to avoid reinventing the wheel. That said, one must avoid becoming a "garbage can." See: https://www.unc.edu/~fbaum/teaching/articles/Cohen_March_Olsen_1972.pdf.
On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 8:10 AM, Jayne Cravens <ja...@coyotebroad.com> wrote: > On 2018-04-08 22:02, Kate Krauss wrote: > > > Generally speaking, the way to help people in distress is to ask them what > they need (rather than guessing or assuming, which often results in a tool > without a user base and a lot of people who desperately needed something > else). > > > Just wanted to say this response was so right on, IMO. That whole "Let's > ask people what they want and need and might already being doing" gets left > out too often. > > > --- > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > Ms. Jayne Cravens MSc > Portland, Oregon, USA > > The web site - http://www.coyotebroad.com > Me on Twitter, other social networks, & my blog: > http://www.coyotebroad.com/me/jayneonline.shtml > > Author: The Last Virtual Volunteering Guidebook > More about the book, and how to buy it > (as a paperback or as an e-book): > http://www.energizeinc.com/store/1-222-E-1 > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > > > > -- > Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. Violations > of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailman.stanford.edu/ > mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change > password by emailing the moderator at zakwh...@stanford.edu. >
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