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Steve Jobs on Design

August 3, 2010 in Design | No comments

Design is a funny word. Some people think design means how it looks. But of course, if you dig deeper, it’s really how it works. The design of the Mac wasn’t what it looked like, although that was part of it. Primarily, it was how it worked. To design something really well, you have to get it. You have to really grok what it’s all about. It takes a passionate commitment to really thoroughly understand something, chew it up, not just quickly swallow it. Most people don’t take the time to do that.

- Steve Jobs, in a 1996 interview with Wired magazine

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Saving the World through Online Games

April 17, 2010 in Big Picture | No comments

Last month I posted Jesse Schell’s vision of an augmented-reality future, and it generated more buzz than anything I’ve posted previously — mainly because of the Orwellian implications.

A few weeks ago I came across a very different vision of saving the world through games, one that appealed to me more because positive behavior change is viewed as — and shown to be — a long-term effect rather than something you do at the moment for a gold star or a number of points. It was also mind-opening to me as a gamer who is very aware of the time and effort spent… some say wasted… in online games. And this week’s #lrnchat reminded me that I hadn’t posted it! Doh!

If you haven’t seen it, you definitely want to. Here is Jane McGonigal’s incredible TED Talk, Gaming Can Make a Better World.

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How Would David Mamet Design Elearning?

March 25, 2010 in Design | No comments

It’s not news that drama, risk, and excitement create more memorable learning experiences than just presenting information. But sometimes, I admit, it’s just hard to figure out how to create drama/risk/excitement. Sometimes things just don’t work and I can’t blame it on a stakeholder, because it didn’t work in my head any more than it worked on the screen.

That’s when I turn to games, movies, and TV for inspiration. Personally, I don’t think what makes for good drama in these disciplines is all that different from what creates truly memorable learning experiences. I’ve seen no evidence that people turn off their BS detectors when they sign into the LMS.

Along that train of thought, here’s a letter from David Mamet to the writers of The Unit, about creating good television. Warning: Strong language abounds.

Enjoy.

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Chris Brogan on Finding Your Inspirational Code

September 19, 2009 in Musings | No comments

Nice post from Brogan today… if there’s one thing that instructional designers need lots of, it’s inspiration.

And not just in a creative sense, though we do a lot of creative work. Sometimes we need inspiration to come up with ways to meet a deadline. Sometimes we need inspiration to sweet-talk an SME into making our projects higher-priority. And yes, sometimes — often — we need an inspired way to present information, create a framework for practice, or motivate people to change their behavior.

I like what he has to say about pulling your inspiration from people in fields other than your own. As important as it is to commune with fellow practitioners in my field, I think I expand my horizons in a different way when I go outside and see how non-IDs solve their problems. It’s often surprisingly applicable.

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