Victor Papanek might come in handy. In his book *Design for the Real
World*(Second Editon) he wrote:
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Best,
Barbara
2014-05-18 7:55 GMT+02:00 Diaz-Kommonen Lily <[log in to unmask]>:
> This Is great Don. Thank you. I am very keen also on this term that Is
> also brought in when discussing intuition, namely that one of conviction,
> as in belief, or perhaps commitment.
>
> What would you say (would you even say) is the relationship between
> method, conviction and knowledge seeking?
>
> I know this is a very broad question. But to me it relates to why one
> might choose a particular method over another. No?
>
> Lily
>
> Lähetetty iPhonesta
>
> "Don Norman" <[log in to unmask]> kirjoitti 18.5.2014 kello 7.17:
>
> > On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 7:48 PM, Diaz-Kommonen Lily <[log in to unmask]
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Can you please tell us bit more about this word intuition and what you
> >> think it really means?
> >
> > I usually don't like dictionary definitions but this one, the one built
> > into my Apple Macintosh computer, fits my definition:
> >
> > using or based on what one feels to be true even without conscious
> > reasoning; instinctive:* I had an intuitive conviction that there was
> > something unsound in him*.
> >
> >
> > And how does something get known "without conscious reasoning"? By years
> of
> > training and practice. (Psychologists say it is "automated." Some call it
> > "compiled."
> >
> > In other words, things that are intuitive have taken years of practice.
> >
> > Most people want to use the term to mean immediately obvious at first
> > usage. Nope.
> >
> > My Apple dictionary goes on to say:
> >
> > • (chiefly of computer software) easy to use and understand.
> >
> > Which is indeed how many people use the word, and it is this sense that I
> > fight against.
> >
> > When someone tells me they want me to design something that is
> intuitive, I
> > say, "oh, you mean you want something that takes years to learn."
> >
> > (I am, of course, being cynical, because easy to learn and use does not
> > necessarily mean subconscious, and moreover, many things can be easy by
> > building upon the existing base of well-learned, skilled behavior that is
> > indeed subconscious and legitimately intuitive. Just as intuitive as
> > eating with chopsticks, or handwriting, or for a skilled designer,
> > sketching a figure.)
> >
> > Don
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Don Norman
> > Director, Design at UC San Diego: Think Observe Make
> > Nielsen Norman Group, IDEO Fellow
> > [log in to unmask] www.jnd.org <http://www.jnd.org>
> >
> > "Stupid Smart Things" and other LinkedIn
> > Essays<http://www.linkedin.com/influencer/12181762-Don-Norman>
> > | Core77 Essays <
> http://www.core77.com/blog/author/don-norman/default.asp> |
> > Essays on my website <http://www.jnd.org/dn.pubs.html>
> > Book: "Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded<
> http://amzn.to/ZOMyys>"
> > (DOET2).
> > Course: Udacity On-Line course based on
> > DOET2<https://www.udacity.com/course/design101>
> > (free).
> >
>
>
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