As a designer, how you approach a problem is the hallmark of the trade. We look at things from a different point-of-view, often bringing insights from other disciplines to enrich the wisdom of our own methods. It's this point-of-view that differentiates us, too, from other designers.
Today, a former student posted this video to his Facebook timeline, citing wisdom from his father... who has been a profound influence on his own POV, even if it took a while to sink in. It's also from a fairly different field: the military...
In class this week, we had a very similar discussion: Changing your POV from "Is this (just) good enough?" to "Can I do it better?". In other words, are you just barely trying to fulfill objectives (often for the sake of simply checking off boxes more than doing good work) ... or are you truly trying to engage with the assignment — the design problem — to come up with unique and innovative solutions?
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