On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 1:26 PM, Peter Knocke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Devoting time, (talented) manpower, (both of which mean) money, and, > > importantly, attention will produce good results. It's no secret, at > > Apple or anywhere else. William James noted that "Our beliefs and our > > attention are the same fact." Which is to say that what we pay > > attention to is what we believe in. This is true of organizations as > > well as individuals. If the design process is followed and the > > organization devotes its resources to it (and the follow-through of > > manufacturing/development), the products are probably going to be > > better, all things being equal. > > > > I agree. The secret sauce is simply the culture of the organization. > Time and time again, the best designs and products come from > companies/organizations that have a dedicated vision of the importance > of good design. From the top down, the entire organization is willing > and ready to put the people, time, and money into getting it right. > > That's what business is...isn't it. A huge power struggle for people, > time, and money. > >
I agree too that the design process is not a matter of secret; I think it's a matter of commitment to what are in many cases very simple methods (processes...whatever word that will get the least amount of yelling on this list) that have been shown to be useful/productive. It's not ignorance (we all seem to think it's not secret), so it must be indifference. I think the quote that Dan put out about "Our beliefs and our attention are the same fact." points to this. An organization can start with the values, beliefs, etc as pointed out above, but I think the hard part (for us not working at one of these places) is trying to hold to your commitments, and find a way through with them in the many cultures in the business world where it didn't start out that way. I would love to hear from people that have found good ways to do this that could be useful by us not novices in the ideas, but novice in the getting buy in to get to actually use the ideas (I realize someone may respond with saying just go read the whole archive of this list...). Maybe someone can point to their favorite very actionable article on building momentum towards these beliefs (i.e. beliefs grounded in action). Joel ________________________________________________________________ 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
