korrents

Our readingWhat is a korrent?

The rule to defer judgment encourages design by committee; effective teams do not defer criticism, they create through it.

Drawn from what Don Norman said

What these subjects mean

design How things should be made and judged: what makes a design good, who should do the designing, and what an interface is for.

innovation Where new things come from and how they spread: invention against diffusion, and being near the factory floor.

Who should design software, and how?under our view: One person of taste has to be in charge, because design by committee is bad design

What Don Norman actually said

  1. Don Norman Cognitive scientist and designer
    We challenge this approach. It encourages design by committee and infuses a superficial sense of collaboration that leads to compromises and weakens ideas. Our view, the product of years of studies of and participation in innovation projects, is that effective teams do not defer critical reflection; they create through criticism.

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