On Dec 20, 2007, at 2:24 PM, David Malouf wrote: Andrei said: > "That interplay and innovation comes out best when one person is > able to work through it all. Not a team. Teams are needed due to > project deadlines, scope, etc. Teams are the norm, true, but the > ideal is still one person. I very rarely see teams innovate. I often > see single designers innovate."
David replied: > 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 consider myself to be a pretty good designer and have been key to 20 or so industry first products, which I think qualifies as innovative. However, I'd have to agree with David that innovation comes more often through collaboration than individual effort—at least in my experience. Even those innovative ideas I've had that came to me as an individual often occurred either during or after a collaboration or conversation with others. > I also disagree with your contention that you can't have > specialization and bring specialists together to create a better > whole. I have done great work where I directed from the point of > view of IxD working with a visual designer or other form-making > designer. If you can't then I wonder how IDEO has been so successful and innovative. (in agreement again). > I think you are overstating your position a tad and not really > thinking about the total eco-system for interaction design today and > tomorrow. Here, here! Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel President, Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. ---------------------------------- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AIM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Blog: http://toddwarfel.com ---------------------------------- In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not. ________________________________________________________________ *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
