You're right about design. I think the real pr...

2009-12-18T03:06:19.496Z

You're right about design. I think the real problem is that people design a structure instead of design for a structure. These things are subtly different.

It reminds me of the quote from Woodrow Wilson up in Prague train station:

"The world must be safe for democracy."

It's always bugged me - why 'for' democracy? Why not 'by' democracy? If we had any faith in it as a system this would be the logical choice of preposition.

But, the opposite is true with intranets.

"Intranets must be made safe FOR a structure. Not BY a structure."

Great insights. The key is design, for even as sim...

2009-12-18T01:49:35.507Z

Great insights. The key is design, for even as simple as the children's orchestra that you mentioned. But the hardest part is unlearning our habit to press the decision button, which is a vestige of the industrial era.

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You're right about design. I think the real pr...

Great insights. The key is design, for even as sim...