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When to Design for Emergence
Playgrounds over Paths
Today's standard design wisdom focuses on the design of linear paths. Sometimes they may branch, but they're ultimately a sequential set of steps towards a desired outcome.
Within complex systems, these paths often lack the flexibility to adapt to emergent conditions - users acting outside the "designed boundaries".
Instead of... See more
Today's standard design wisdom focuses on the design of linear paths. Sometimes they may branch, but they're ultimately a sequential set of steps towards a desired outcome.
Within complex systems, these paths often lack the flexibility to adapt to emergent conditions - users acting outside the "designed boundaries".
Instead of... See more
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Everything that turned out well in my life followed the same design process
Henrik Karlssonopen.substack.com
My friend Kasey Klimes wrote a fantastic piece called “
When to Design for Emergence
” on the design dynamics of large-scale software after working on Google Maps.
https://newsletter.rhizomerd.com/p/when-to-design-for-emergence
He points out that our current approach is designed to only solve the most common needs of the most number of users.
Anything b... See more
When to Design for Emergence
” on the design dynamics of large-scale software after working on Google Maps.
https://newsletter.rhizomerd.com/p/when-to-design-for-emergence
He points out that our current approach is designed to only solve the most common needs of the most number of users.
Anything b... See more