I definitely agree with 2b and think 2a does more harm than good in lots of cases. 2b is an excellent way to evangelize UCD, design in general, share knowledge & enable role sharing, build team relationships, etc etc. Our IT shop is practicing agile right now, and all of those things are absolutely crucial to success.
Also has some tie in to Spool's recent UPA article where he challenges designers to do less design and more education, among other things. www.upassoc.org/upa_publications/jus/2007august/surviving.pdf On 10/10/07, Adrian Howard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 9 Oct 2007, at 21:35, Jeff White wrote: > > > To add a little bit: my experience has taught me I can get the > > exact same > > results with these two very different skills: > > > > 1. code the darn thing myself > > 2. use interpersonal communication skills to build relationships with > > developers while selling the value of "good design" > > > > These are both ways to get exactly what you dreamt of. I highly > > prefer #2. > > Again, just my 2 cents. > > Personally I don't care which way. Whichever is the easiest. > > That said, I've seen two variants of 2 that could be boiled down to > > 2a. Do X, because I'm the expert. > 2b. Do X, because of Y and Z. > > Sometimes 2b can involve quite a bit of education/explanation/ > discussion. In general I find it worth the effort since it enables > everybody to make better decisions as development progresses. That > saves me time in anything but the short term since it frees me up to > look at the harder problems that need an expert. > > Adrian > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://gamma.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://gamma.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://gamma.ixda.org/help > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://gamma.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://gamma.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://gamma.ixda.org/help
