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[Challis Hodge]

>What are the trends? If smaller projects/teams are in the future, does that
>increase or decrease the likelihood of positions being created for IAs? Is
>it more or less likely that 'adjacent' disciplines (designers, developers,
>project managers, business analyst, etc) will ultimately incorporate what
>IAs offer by way of expanding their influence and domain? IA may be
>important in the future, but does that necessarily mean so will IAs as
>distinct professionals?


In the ongoing evolution of design it is my feeling that people and design
principles remain roughly the same while issues of context and technology
(medium) change. New roles emerge to meet the changing needs of context and
technology. They may be treated as professions for a while but eventually
they find their place in the appropriate adjacent discipline for purposes of
efficiency. We've seen this with usability engineering, with research and IA
is another logical place for this consolidation.

-challis


Challis Hodge
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