There is a lot of conversation about working collaboratively on this board. Mostly regarding results and software to facilitate. I have identified four basic structures for group work that I am intimately familiar with. I am curious what people are participating in, and if there are other derivations?
A) Group think Multiple people in a group. Disciplines might vary. The group marches forward in lock step... while there may be diverse opinions, the group makes democratic decisions. This is essentially 6 people working as one. B) Group Input This is primarily one lead designer, with a regular cast of others that provide constant or frequent feedback and ideas. The decision process, however, is centralized as the lead has final say and ownership. C) Diverse team This group has distinct roles that are not duplicated such as... IA, UX, Visual, Product, Project, Engineering, Dev... The decisions of general direction are made as a group, specific decisions are made by the designated expert. D) Waterfall This is really group work in name only. Each individual does their specific job in sequence following the lead of either product or project management. Just curious... what do you participate in? What would you prefer? What is been most successful in your experience? And are there other varieties? Thanks, Mark PS - I realize this is rather simplistic... but this venue kind of screams for contrast of ideas. ________________________________________________________________ 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
