I assume the question was to the IxDA list at large, so I will respond. I think from a high-level point of view, your process is good. But I would argue, we plan on several review steps prior to this point. It will not be enough to passively hope folks provide feedback along the way. And the final outcome of this is not about the board agreeing to the definitions, it is about the community at large actually using them when they talk to others outside IxDA
Off the top of my head, I see a few key steps along the way where we seek out feedback when: 1) We identify scope (those terms we will define) 2) We have a first draft which may not have a candidate definition. But it does contain many of the most common definitions used and summarizes all of the issues needing to be resolved when nailing it down. 3) We have a draft with a candidate definition 4) Finalize the definitions. I also believe the goal should not be in creating a "Webster's" like definition. I think it would be better to model it after the Oxford English Dictionary*. e.g. contain the definition of the term as well as a reasonable amount of research to justify the definition. I think this would help make sure we, as IxDA, contribute something new to this endeavor that others before us may not have. I have never been on a standards committee, but I think we could look at some of their practices. They manage to get buy-in from large competitive entities. We should be able to learn from some of their practices but avoid their pitfalls. * I would l highly recommend the book "The Professor and the Madman" great history of the origins of the OED. http://www.amazon.com/Professor-Madman-Insanity-English-Dictionary/dp/006099486X Nick Iozzo Principal User Experience Architect tandemseven 847.452.7442 mobile [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tandemseven.com/ From: Robert Hoekman, Jr. Sent: Fri 1/18/2008 3:51 PM To: David Malouf Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Defining UCD (and other things) > If you want to completely open source this project and keep it > organizationally agnostic, then totally go for it! Actually, since you guys are buried with the conference, let's work out a deal. I'll head this up externally (through Miskeeto's Basecamp acct) so you don't have to do anything, post definitions to the list as they're completed for feedback and revision, and then hand them off to the Board once we have finals. All you'd have to do then is post them to the IxDA site. This means everything will be done outside of the Board's control (though, I can certainly include Board members in the project so you can keep tabs on things if you like), so I want to make sure the Board will be willing to *use* these definitions once we complete them. Thoughts? -r- ________________________________________________________________ *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 ________________________________________________________________ *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
