Yes when we have a shared understanding of what we’re building together, with honest and concise stories flowing in both directions, we have a better chance of actually understanding what all the stakeholders are trying to achieve, which at least makes it possible to find a design that is good for everyone.
The distinction you point out between a design error and missing information seems like a helpful distinction to me. Thank you.
It reminds me of the idea of interaction games that CHAI is working on. Instead of having a human give a fully-specified objective to a machine right up front, the idea is to define some protocol for ongoing communication between human and machine about what the objective actually is. When I design practical things I notice this kind of thing happening between me and the world as I start with a vague sense of what my objective is and gradually clarify it through experimentation.
I’m curious to hear about your experience designing and building things, and how it matches up with the model we’re talking about here.
Well said, friend.
Yes when we have a shared understanding of what we’re building together, with honest and concise stories flowing in both directions, we have a better chance of actually understanding what all the stakeholders are trying to achieve, which at least makes it possible to find a design that is good for everyone.
The distinction you point out between a design error and missing information seems like a helpful distinction to me. Thank you.
It reminds me of the idea of interaction games that CHAI is working on. Instead of having a human give a fully-specified objective to a machine right up front, the idea is to define some protocol for ongoing communication between human and machine about what the objective actually is. When I design practical things I notice this kind of thing happening between me and the world as I start with a vague sense of what my objective is and gradually clarify it through experimentation.
I’m curious to hear about your experience designing and building things, and how it matches up with the model we’re talking about here.