Dear Keith,
Thanks for the explanation. You wrote, “significant shifts have taken place in design and that we need to attend to these shifts and adjust our understandings. … Terry seems to be urging us to do an inventory of just which tools remain relevant.
“Change is promoted by rational argument but it is only achieved by emotional engagement.”
Gosh. If THAT is what Terry meant, then I agree.
I must have been distracted by Terry’s comments on my reasoning capacity, by his attribution of motives to the rest of us, and by his assessment of our character flaws. Silly me.
Since Terry was simply asking us to renew our understanding of the design field, there is no need for me to analyze the thread or concern myself further.
Warm wishes,
Ken
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