MP Ranjan's death was unexpected and tragic. I mourn him. I miss him.
My postdoctoral student, Derek Lomas was visiting him at NID just two
days ago. Derek has posted a transcript of their interactions that I
recommend to all. In it, MP responds to two questions that have often been
discussed on this list:
1. What would you say is the difference between engineering and design?
2. Would you say that design is a collection of independent fields or an
integrated field of study?
https://medium.com/@dereklomas/design-thinking-in-india-remembering-mp-ranjan-9a0348f251ad
I love his answers. Given the nature of this list, not everyone will agree
with them, but I think everyone will agree that they are thoughtful and
deep. And I suspect nothing would please MP more than to have us debating
the questions and his answers.
The photo, a selfie obviously being taken by MK, shows Derek in
the center and MP at the right (I don't know the person on the left).
Don
Don Norman
Prof. and Director, DesignLab, UC San Diego
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