[IxDA Discuss] Means to an IxDA message? WAS: Re: Where are all the designers?

[Elizabeth Bacon]

There are simply more jobs than IxDs right now. We're all engaged in  
solving interesting problems, and the world is exploding with yet  
more possibilities.

The fear I share with others is that we all face a serious  
professional issue if unqualified folks fill IxD shoes and cause  
industry to sour on our discipline. I'm thinking that facing outward  
and being more direct with industry is crucial for IxDA. Leaving  
aside the somehow too-touchy definitional question...which I believe  
is not as out of whack as some contend... I do believe that IxDA has  
to help us maintain standards and build out the fields of our shared  
expertise. As a member of the board, I want to make this happen.

So, what are some of the best means we (IxDA) could employ to  
communicate the IxD message & self-definition with recruiters, HR  
departments, education, business leaders, etc.?

Cheers,
Liz


On Feb 21, 2008, at 2:43 PM, Brett Ingram wrote:

> Which brings me to the original question in this discussion thread.
> What I haven't really seen anyone write is that the reason it is hard
> to find designers might be because we are happily employed and not in
> the market for a job.

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