[IxDA Discuss] design by committee??

[John Grøtting]

Russel and Sabine,

We should probably explain what is meant by "design by committee".  
Often, this is a term that a designer uses when their design  
disappears into a group that makes decisions that aren't based on a  
user-centered process. The designer is then left to implement the  
changes.

I would say that any project that lacks a clear design process that  
has repeatedly been used successfully will have problems.

On the other hand, I believe strongly in involving non-designers as  
part of the internal team to gain feedback and guide the evolution of  
a project. A collaborative process will definitely produce better  
results than a designer working by himself/herself. The idea of the  
lone genius designer developing a complete product design by  
themselves is gone.

John Grøtting

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