I wanted to link to a great article I read today detailing how difficult it can be to tell someone something. Sometimes no matter how much you explain something the final result is much easier to understand. I know first hand that a phone conversation about an idea can torpedo the real information because there is nothing in front of everyone to reference.
The main reason I look to demo something or get my hands on something tangible is to avoid any confusion. Sometimes the best way to communicate with someone is to get yourselves out of the way and jump into meat – most cases a demo or live site.
And to finish off the article…
One final point: I expect none of you to really get what I’m talking about here, because this principle also applies to itself. But I fully expect I’ll get the occasional email saying “Oh! so that’s what you meant.” or “Why didn’t you tell me that?” I did, but you can’t tell people anything.
ha!
November 6, 2008
Technology