[Sigia-l] Anyone suggest a better global list?

[Joe Lamantia]

Without getting into the finer points of a what constitutes a discipline, role, community, or skill set, I wonder what we think the lessons in this reality are, if any?

For example, what of the rapidly growing discipline of content strategy?

Will content strategy follow a similar arc, one we might simplify to:
	1. coalescing around an underserved problem
	2. growing rapidly as an area of focus and activity
	3. stabilizing within reduced boundaries, as related / overlapping areas of activity mature and solidify

I'm thinking here of all the ways that information structure was used essentially as a 'hack' to address the interaction limitations of the early web environments, and how these problems are often addressed now using the perspectives and tools of those related disciplines like product managment, interaction design, and marketing.

Still, there is a distinct and recognizable architecture / architectural perspective necessary for the making of good experiences - one that is not the center of gravity for IxD, or content strategy, or product management, and one that many people carrying these titles don't have.  This persistence of need for addressing the architectural perspective would seem to be the prime mover behind the growth of demand for roles like UX Architect.





On Dec 30, 2010, at 12:10 PM, Todd Zaki Warfel wrote:

> I attribute it to the rest of the world has moved on to consider IA as part of a set of skills that a designer should have. It's not a discipline unto itself, but rather part of a skill set that other roles should have. 
> 

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