On 5/4/07, Andrews, Mark J. <MarkAndrews_at_creighton.edu> wrote:
> So, user-centered design is easier if we have flexible processes,
> products and systems - "nimble" comes to mind - and nimble product &
> project managers and programmers. Flexibility and nimbleness need to be
> built into the product from the ground-up.
Well, kinda. You don't need to be *that* flexible, nor *that*, er,
nimble. If people think in shorter iterations (don't spend 3 months
making a product; break it up in 6 smaller phases, and adjust as you
go), they've done a lot already. Even being open with what you develop
is half the job done; mock up some screens, and show it to users.
Hell, draw it on napkins with glossy lipstick and show it to people.
Anything goes, but *show* it to *users*.
> Who is doing this, inside or outside of LibraryLand?
There's a whole world out there, doing it. :)
> How do WE do it?
Is that a call for knowing how to do it, or a call for how we can do
it in the library world?
Regards,
Alex
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