On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 10:55 PM, Diaz-Kommonen Lily <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> 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.
>
we are now getting into a discussion of methods or maybe even methodology
(Ken taught me many years ago that "methodology" means the study of methods
-- the "ology" part is the "study of" part, as in sociology, psychology,
...)). So I am tempted to change the subject line, but I'll wait a bit.
Everyone has different states of belief about their own knowledge,
decisions, and actions. Different languages express the degree of
commitment in different terms. Note that one's belief in the strength of
a decision or choice of action does not correlate well with actual data
about the efficacy of the choice.
This is why we train designers to make multiple alternatives, so that they
do not early on become committed to a choice that later on proves to be
unfortunate. With multiple alternatives, it is difficult to become
committed too early.
On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 10:55 PM, Diaz-Kommonen Lily <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
>> What would you say (would you even say) is the relationship between
> method, conviction and knowledge seeking?
>
These are three very different concepts.
On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 10:55 PM, Diaz-Kommonen Lily <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
>> I know this is a very broad question. But to me it relates to why one
> might choose a particular method over another. No?
>
Now we are in the realm of art and skill. And I do not know of any good
data on this issue. But I like to point out to even the most hard-nosed
engineer that they to make subjective decisions. Yes, a bridge is designed
quantitatively, with math and powerful simulation tools, but how did they
decide what kind of bridge (stayed, suspension, cantilever, ... )? Or where
it should go, exactly, or what the bridge approach looks like, or ...
--
enough.
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