Product Design Story: Wish you can find your own mr.right

Article Description: product Discussion and mr.right.

I have a mantra for blogging: "Something recently impressed me." My point of view is neither a pat on the head, nor a universal, but a summary of experience in a given environment. Some people praised this as dry goods, but I was worried that if the reader did not understand the "specific circumstances" of the incident, perhaps the southern Orange North Citrus.

All the above is nonsense.

Well, lately--that is, last week, something impressed me. This is to say from a year ago, involving two colleagues, let's call it a June and B June. A year ago, I and a June, b June Joint product project, at that time a June a set of plans, I and B June have another plan, because of different positions, meet on the noisy, a full quarrel for three months, both sides are exhausted.

Later, I summed up the tragic war: A June is a minimalist believers, attach importance to every detail of the product logic, I and B June happens to be product pragmatists, design ideas out of tune. There is no absolute right and wrong between us, blindly using a-June's plan, or B-June's plan, have results, but strong style differences so that we can not form a joint effort. In particular, at that time in the "power parity" of the delicate environment, no one has the right to vote, the fantasy of a powerful logical argument to defeat each other ... As a matter of fact, we are all professionals and we have 3 minutes to speak thoroughly and clearly. Expand the 3-minute speech to 180 minutes, guise, tongue-dancing, and can only repeatedly prove the division of the logical line.

It was a gloomy memory. The two sides think they are right, but under the fierce line differences, can not hold the anger. From the siege to the streets and alleys, we often stormed into the boardroom and came out in flames a few hours later. The last strong twist of melon is not sweet, barely toss on the line near the waste, cooperation broke, the union lifted. A June according to his ideas to do a new set, and I and B June also huff to start anew.

Luckily, after a solo flight, both sides quickly came out of the swamp. A June released his new features with lightning, and my side took the huge amount of energy that I had previously persuaded each other into "creativity". Due to the lifting of the atmosphere of confrontation, I and B-June mutual recognition, mutual inspiration, a steady stream of good ideas like being opened the spring, plump thump took out, quickly completed than that waste better 5 times times the solution, online after good reputation.

Only then found that, if the product design analogy to the hundred meters race, has been in about 25 meters in the local infighting, but also from 10 meters scuffle to 25 meters, all the way to pull. Until the chaos of the release, only to fly also like to run over the remaining 75 meters. So, of course, it was a waste product that was released before.

I am so feeling that, yes, the product project needs a partner rather than an enemy. Five different roads may lead to the same correct result, but if the way lalacheche, rather than supporting each other to run as fast as possible to touch the control tool out, will be dragged down by a knife to kill the companion. We certainly need to be challenged and challenged, but this should be an enlightening exchange, not a confrontational argument. The latter is often destructive, allowing you to focus on the constant ego, your thoughts stalled, swirling around in the black vortex, proving that "I'm right, you're wrong" is full of your brain.

A year has passed since the last unpleasant experience. This year I and b June design ideas similar, tacit understanding mostly, and a June is still a good friend of relationship. Until last week, I was in a new demand field, came up with a set of innovative product solutions, to find B-June discussion. The accident is that b June from the beginning of the blunt way, no, you are wrong.

Why?

Blablabla

I thought about it and explained that it was possible that I did not express myself clearly, and I explained it again.

No, you are wrong.

OK, I understand the difference here, I draw a prototype on the whiteboard, you see if you can solve your doubts.

No, you are wrong.

The next dialogue, in the continuous interpretation of the argument, the constant blatant denial to bounce back and forth. After an hour of exhaustion we left the meeting room, I thought this design problem is not good, how can you be so determined to see it? Presumably b June is also silently complaining, there is no feasible solution, how can you be so stubborn to see not wear it?

Another day, I pulled the B-June into the conference room again.

I want to understand that this new product for specific people, whether because you do not belong to this group, so at a few key points with me disagree?

It has nothing to do with the crowd, your idea is too big, the feasibility is too bad.

Why?

Blablabla

Blablabla

Blablabla

Blablabla

Blablabla

Another two hours of futile argument. This time even worse, my plan by B June evaluation as a sheep path, and b June suggested the direction of the change, I also evaluated as no attraction to speak. The last two people are a little angry, think the difference is too big to communicate, but also I and b June for the first time so fails.

Alas, depressed, speechless. Then accidentally and a June chat, inadvertently mention this project, get praised said, very interesting ah. When I was happy, I told him detail, including the difference with B June. A June to dispute point of no support which side, but the overall idea is very optimistic, praised the highlights of which, and put forward a few questions, a few suggestions. We talked enthusiastically about the 30 minutes, the positive atmosphere of the ferment--that night I had a major breakthrough on the basis of the original plan. If you change the product frame and center of gravity, the difference between the former and b June is not so important, perhaps can bypass to another piece of blue sea.

Suddenly I think of an old saying: there is no eternal enemy, nor forever friend. Product Exchange requires a positive, inspirational atmosphere, not a negative, confrontational debate. If companions can work together to figure out how to create something better, instead of rushing to defend the ideas they already have, they can often open a new world. Like "How can we do better?" "The idea is very good, but also try to solve the following problems!" "These words are naturally more encouraging than" You are wrong, "a big mistake" to explore. Why stop in situ internal friction civil war.

Paradoxically, the friendliness or rigour of a companion is not just a function of professionalism, design style, conversational skill, or priorities. You happen to go with him, he is your mr.right, a key point in his eyes is dazzling, he is your mr.wrong. such as a June and B-June role reversal-once wanted a knife cut dead debate opponents, blink of an eye and become an angel-like inspiration and build a speaker. Will he stare at the holes in his eyes? Or are you looking at the potential of this program? It's not predictable. The virtual point depends on the "phase" between the Pecun and the product scheme.

This is the chance.

Last weekend, I went to the Angel Bay 15 start-up team graduation ceremony. 3 months ago, listening to their respective profiles, see the finished product, very surprised to find that I was aiming at the one or two items on the line after the brilliance faded, and did not give me any impression, or even completely not optimistic about the three or four items, but have unexpected, eye-catching highlights. Products as long as the direction is outrageous, often rely on its sharpest side to impress the user, rather than have to make up for each loophole, "lengthened" than "short" more important.

In this case, a "wrong and wrong" heard, mutual negation, full of negative atmosphere of the discussion, naturally let people depression, initiative and creativity by hemp rope tied tightly. Meet such Mr.wrong, it is best to stop the dialogue, turn and others have product professional quality of the target users to communicate, hope to meet the support and encourage your mr.right.

I wish you can find your own mr.right.