[Sigia-l] Computer scientists and engineers thinking about user acceptance and social adoption?

[Listera]

Adrian Howard:

> Because the whys need to be reflected in the design of the software.
> The domain concepts should be embedded into the software at all levels.

That's what God created designers for.
 
> Because there will be changes later on and understanding the whys can
> help those changes be done well, and help folk understand the point
> where they have to go find an expert.

Constantly adopted, iterative and ongoing design prototypes do that.
 
> Because the developers feel more engaged with a product they understand.

Sure, but merely understanding a product is not sufficient to be engaged in
it, after all you may understand it but not agree with its design approach,
architecture, upgrade path, etc.

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Ziya

"Every problem comes from a solution."