humility archives
“Three lessons on what’s really important,” from Good Experience:
- “How important are you? Just ask a customer.” Great anecdote about Google asking people what a “browser” is…
- “Accept your unimportance. It may help.” If you believe you are the center of the universe, then you’ve just created a very small universe for yourself.
- “When people start believing their own hype, run.” Cites those “in the know” before the financial meltdown… who appeared to be in the “not-know” after all.
case study
Designing in a Team:
Skills, Attitudes, and Success
Last week Cameron sent an e-mail to gather some ideas about how to succeed as an in-house designer. Aside from the more obvious (and individual) necessities of technical skill, graphical ability, and general smarts, how do you succeed in a team environment, where people have different ideas, biases, and approaches to meeting the team’s common goals?