On Jan 26, 2009, at 5:47 PM, Russell Wilson wrote:
Exactly my point. Given that there are 1+ equally viable design
solutions, it may be impossible to prove that "yours" is better.
1. Better can be both subjective and provable.
2. If you want to pursue multiple design solutions, then do so.
3. Establish criteria for how you'll measure better (e.g. time,
effort, satisfaction, error prevention)
4. Work through them to see which ones are better based on your
criteria.
5. Test them with end users/consumers/customers to see which ones are
better based on your criteria.
It's entirely possible. We do it regularly.
And to Jared's point, the fact is that it's really about which
solution will do the trick. Someone can always one-up you, or you can
one-up yourself.
Good enough is often good enough.
It's better to get something good enough out, then make iterative
changes to improve it than it is to wait to put anything out until
you've achieved nirvana or perfection—those two don't really exist in
systems.
Cheers!
Todd Zaki Warfel
President, Design Researcher
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