Comments on: Some thoughts on classifications http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2007/10/03/some-thoughts-on-classifications/ How do people use products, systems and environments? How can designers influence interaction? How can we design for sustainable behaviour? Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:43:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Silverman http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2007/10/03/some-thoughts-on-classifications/#comment-101225 Silverman Thu, 04 Oct 2007 13:36:23 +0000 http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2007/10/03/some-thoughts-on-classifications/#comment-101225 Be careful. TRIZ endorses a dangerous notion that the intuition and intelligence used for solving design problems can all be shifted away from the designer and toward Altshuller and his generalized principles. Of course, you must use your engineering intuition to solve any problem, even one on which you've used TRIZ. But TRIZ seems to promote turning off that intuition until the last moment, when you work on embodying the system's four suggested solutions. You know more about this type of design intent than almost everybody in the world. Please never turn off your engineering intuition. Be careful. TRIZ endorses a dangerous notion that the intuition and intelligence used for solving design problems can all be shifted away from the designer and toward Altshuller and his generalized principles. Of course, you must use your engineering intuition to solve any problem, even one on which you’ve used TRIZ. But TRIZ seems to promote turning off that intuition until the last moment, when you work on embodying the system’s four suggested solutions.

You know more about this type of design intent than almost everybody in the world. Please never turn off your engineering intuition.

]]> By: Alex http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2007/10/03/some-thoughts-on-classifications/#comment-101213 Alex Thu, 04 Oct 2007 11:41:23 +0000 http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2007/10/03/some-thoughts-on-classifications/#comment-101213 The Sten submachine gun comes to mind; the magazine was designed so that it could only be inserted in the gun one way - the right way. The Sten submachine gun comes to mind; the magazine was designed so that it could only be inserted in the gun one way - the right way.

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