>"Science has a while before osmosis becomes >a viable business practice."
Yep! I think your reservations about this article tie together some things others here have said in a different thread (or threads) in the last few days, Chris. Mark Schraad lamented the occasional disadvantages of compromise, and Robert Hoekman Jr. stressed the value of solid communication -- both in a somewhat different context. I hope I'm not reaching too far to make those connections. When we divide the design process into discreet segments assigned to different teams, we also need to promote a collegial spirit and methodology *among* those teams, and not just within them. If we don't, there's potential for a lot of lost knowledge and understanding at every intersection. This requires good communication and an environment conducive to communication, and that sounds easy but it can get muddy when you factor in human ego and ambition, for two common examples. It's just another kind of workflow analysis complicated by a lot of human variables, and I think good leadership is what gets us over those potential obstacles. Apart from other thoughts about what Chris has said, I'd like to hear anyone's story about a leader you've known who did a good job of keeping all the dots connected along the way. Seems to me that's a rare and valuable quality. Thanks for pointing this out, Chris. Jeff Seager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=23918 ________________________________________________________________ *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
