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On Nov 12, 2014, at 10:04 AM, Don Norman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 3:18 AM, David Sless <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
>> Where I was sitting at that grumpy moment was reflecting on a large pile
>> of published papers that added so little new insights.
>
>
> I sympathize with David. The worst part is that his complaint
> appears to be universal. It is not restricted to design
> .
>
> As someone who has worked in and read papers in numerous fields, including
> electrical engineering, computer science, economics, psychology, cognitive
> science and yes, even design, let me add that in every field, most of the
> huge mass of published papers add little insights. I have asked my
> colleagues in other fields (e.g., physics, literature, music). They all
> agree.
>
> The mass of papers are useful, I might add. They fill in the details, add
> new examples or refute old studies. But, on the whole, they are small, and
> when a new paradigm emerges, they disappear from memory, even if the total
> sum of those small efforts is what triggered the new paradigm.
>
> Amazing, but new insights are rare indeed. It is the rare paper that rises
> above the herd and surveys the entire landscape, understands where it is
> going, and moves the entire discipline forward (or occasionally in an
> entirely new direction). Rare in design? Yes, but rare in every discipline.
>
> Don
>
>
>
> Don Norman
> Director, DesignLab, UC San Diego: Think Observe Make
> Prof. Emeritus Cognitive Science & Psychology, UCSD
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