On Dec 21, 2007, at 7:55 AM, Adrian Howard wrote: > On 20 Dec 2007, at 23:38, Andrei Herasimchuk wrote: >> On Dec 20, 2007, at 11:24 AM, David Malouf wrote: >> >>> I love ya man, but this point I REALLY have to disagree with. My >>> experience >>> here at Motorola Enterprise Mobility is that innovation is best >>> done in >>> groups. The cathartic energy of a design studio environment breeds >>> innovation better than any other I have been in. >> >> I agree to the extent the corporate culture allows for teams to do >> this. My experience has been that most corporate cultures are set up >> to create committee mentalities, which is where I base my opinion >> here. (And it *is* an opinion.) > [snip] > > The difference between consensus and compromise. > > I'm with David & Andrei - my best experiences of developing good > products has come from teams cultures rather than individuals. > Especially when everybody is involved - not just the "designers". >
I agree that better work come from teams. And, that is where I prefer to work. What IS frustrating within the corporate environment is that so often compromise is the outcome. Collaboration and consensus is generally what happens when there is talent, domain expertise and mutual respect. It has been said over and over, but a singular vision is worth its weight in gold. The larger the group, the harder it is to maintain the passion, drive and vision for a product. I also thin that corporate management (and the performance goals therein) will often drive decisions towards safety, where coincidentally, innovation is rare. Bold or daring moves are more germane to designers than to business types. Risk is more typically taken when there is nothing to lose, or the goals are exceptionally difficult to reach. Mark ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
