>>I'd guess that in every profession most of the professionals are in fact very insulated by the companies they work for and don't actively follow trends in their profession online or off.
>Perhaps this is a difference between innies and outies? Or do those of you who work for consulting firms also find the same thing in your colleagues? My company is quite small and the people I have chosen to work with very much keep up with trends - if anything, they push me to keep up with them, rather than the other way around J. I can't say that I know if this is unusual or normal among consulting firms. I'd guess it to be more normal since we are always competing for our next project, and any edge in knowledge we can show can make the difference in whether we win the next bid or not. One thing I do know is that our team is always more knowledgeable and skilled than the in-house teams we come in to support. Initially, I thought this was because upper management understood their in house team's short comings and were making a rational decision to augment their teams skills. But the more I've done this work the more I realize that neither management nor the in house teams have any idea where they stand skill-wise and knowledge-wise in relation to industry standards. Joseph Selbie Founder, CEO Tristream Web Application Design http://www.tristream.com ________________________________________________________________ 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
