[IxDA Discuss] What sets the 'best' interaction designers apart?

[Niklas Wolkert]

Just realized that maybe that was a to general of opinion... Maybe that's
not the kind of thing that sets the "best" apart? Or is it? Maybe emphathy
and true interest in humans and an interest in solving their everyday
interaction problems is what sets them apart? And how do you judge someone
to have 'those'  kind of qualities based on a couple of interviews?

Is it even really sound to discuss this? Is it elitist thinking?

--Niklas

On 2/3/07, Niklas Wolkert <niklas.wolkert at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> IMHO...
>
> Being able to identify, understand and collect crucial user data for one
> but then to take that data and with true creativity and 'out of nothing'
> create a relevant synthesis of it and shape it into a realistic and
> attractive product solution/mock-up.
>
> Even though they can't be separated the first part is the simple part...
> the second, being able to perform the creativity part is what sets the
> 'best' apart.
>
> No exercise examples though...
>
> --N
>
> On 2/2/07, Bret Hekking <bhekking at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all -
> >
> > In your experience, what qualities set the 'best' (defined as you like)
> > interaction designers apart?
> >
> > In hiring, what design exercises have you found effective in identifying
> > the
> > 'best' interaction designers?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bret Hekking
> >
> >
> >
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