Comments on: Is Obama the Open Source Solution? http://blog.stealthmode.com/2008/08/is-obama-the-open-source-solution/ Entrepreneurship, Current Affairs, Tech and Our World Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Frank Cohen http://blog.stealthmode.com/2008/08/is-obama-the-open-source-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-696 Frank Cohen Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:50:26 +0000 http://fhardaway.wordpress.com/2008/08/19/is-obama-the-open-source-solution/#comment-696 Hi Francine: I find nothing wrong with what you wrote. You impress me. Alan Cooper has been my go-to guy when it comes to teaching software developers how to build highly usable applications. Alan spoke at Agile 2008 last month. He makes the case for Interaction Designers in an Agile environment. I blogged about his talk at http://tinyurl.com/6ck8go. -Frank Hi Francine:

I find nothing wrong with what you wrote. You impress me. Alan Cooper has been my go-to guy when it comes to teaching software developers how to build highly usable applications. Alan spoke at Agile 2008 last month. He makes the case for Interaction Designers in an Agile environment. I blogged about his talk at http://tinyurl.com/6ck8go.

-Frank

]]> By: Brian Roy http://blog.stealthmode.com/2008/08/is-obama-the-open-source-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-697 Brian Roy Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:36:02 +0000 http://fhardaway.wordpress.com/2008/08/19/is-obama-the-open-source-solution/#comment-697 I think you've hit on some important topics here. The only thing I would encourage you to factor in is the importance of balance. Imagine a world where (and let's stick with tech for a moment) everyone was an innovator/early adopter. We'd be whipsawed about mercilessly - often with no practical gain. The thing about those change resistant masses is that they have to be convinced that the change is good for them... and all too often us innovators/early adopters fail miserably in that department... we do it because it is "cool" or "the hot thing" or some other nebulous reason. Applying that to politics leaves a slightly less pleasant taste in one's mouth (especially now) because it brings biases (racism, fear, etc) to bear that are unpleasant. But the effect is the same... imagine every 4 years electing a "change" candidate... again we'd be whipsawed about mercilessly. The good news is I believe Obama has been VERY effective presenting his case to the massess... and honestly I think they understand why change is good for them... and that - as they say - makes all the difference. I think you’ve hit on some important topics here. The only thing I would encourage you to factor in is the importance of balance.
Imagine a world where (and let’s stick with tech for a moment) everyone was an innovator/early adopter. We’d be whipsawed about mercilessly – often with no practical gain.
The thing about those change resistant masses is that they have to be convinced that the change is good for them… and all too often us innovators/early adopters fail miserably in that department… we do it because it is “cool” or “the hot thing” or some other nebulous reason.
Applying that to politics leaves a slightly less pleasant taste in one’s mouth (especially now) because it brings biases (racism, fear, etc) to bear that are unpleasant. But the effect is the same… imagine every 4 years electing a “change” candidate… again we’d be whipsawed about mercilessly.

The good news is I believe Obama has been VERY effective presenting his case to the massess… and honestly I think they understand why change is good for them… and that – as they say – makes all the difference.

]]> By: ursulas http://blog.stealthmode.com/2008/08/is-obama-the-open-source-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-698 ursulas Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:58:34 +0000 http://fhardaway.wordpress.com/2008/08/19/is-obama-the-open-source-solution/#comment-698 Funny, I was just sitting here thinking the same thing before I read your post ...the election of obama is really about race for many people. Funny, I was just sitting here thinking the same thing before I read your post …the election of obama is really about race for many people.

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