[Sigia-l] We could just use whiteboards instead.

[Stewart Dean]

At 17:25 16/08/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>"David Heller" wrote:
>
> > Ah! I think we are talking about different types of workflow. Why did
> > you assume that there was an outside client? I wasn't really concerned
> > w/ presenting to outside stakeholders as much as transfering knowledge
> > and documenting that knowledge and turning assets into prototypes. The
> > latter is the largest problem I see starting w/ analog and moving into
> > digital and having everything connected.
>
>Actually, we are talking about the same workflow. The "client" can be an
>external BigCo or the marketing dept of the same company. The problem is
>having to deal with analog, as you put it, when digital is accessible and
>quite capable of doing the job. Unless you are going to end up with the
>post-its and gum, those contraptions will have to be converted to digital at
>some point anyway, more likely you'll probably have to maintain two sets of
>(analog/digital) assets at any given moment.

I always avoid that if I can. The reason to use a whiteboard of flip charts 
is for group working. A bunch of folks in a room with some markers can 
archive more in a short amount of time than the same people passing 
electronic notes and documents all sat at individual desks (or even one 
desk - meeting rooms are the right venue). It's about team communication. 
Very rarely do I work on projects where I am the sole source of any IA and 
I enjoy team working. It lets you get others involved and get their input 
rather than attempting to preach to them - and I do include clients with 
this. Once the ideas have been captured then you can move onto the digital 
domain. If often sketch out site maps on A3 before opening up application X 
for sheer speed.

Stewart Dean