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General Planning Theory

I found the article fascinating, as I continued to read more and more possibilities and permutations appeared.  Not only in the argument of the article, but in the basis of that argument.  Webber seems to be heading for a solution for the "Wicked" problems that he presents and then defines these problems as he sees them.  The irony is that he seems to be approaching the "Wicked" problem from the angle of a scientist or engineer, when he states almost definitively that this does not solve these problems.  Yet this does not mean that his definition of the problem is unclear or another problem in itself.  

Would a communal approach do any better than traditional authority at solving these problems, or are our desires to be "right", follow authority, and remain most interested in our self-interest or group-interest allow a suitable answer for the whole?   Interesting to ask, more interesting to try it out.  (As there is no definite solution...)

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Observation Increase

I found the article to be relevant and interesting.  It basically said that observation can be increased by narrowing our focus on information to important things, and then forming questions to relate our understanding to the subject.

As a design note the references to other articles are confusing and break up the text, and create the notion of chapter headings.  But their design is to get people to click on them, so they are annoyingly accomplishing that task.

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This visual interface design is quite striking.  The exit window button is clear and highlighted, and all three buttons have  crisp, clean visual distinguishing them from the window.  (This is the top of a desura window, for credit and those who wish to know.)

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On a lefty rant, but these are impossible to use with the left hand.  And then some.  Major product flaw.

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These are killer for any left-handed person, and they have to be rebuilt to work for them.  Without the elbow-destroying desk extension they could easily be used by anyone.  Whether they are right or left-handed.

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This is effective/fun visual design and a great way to play tic-tac-toe!

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Maya's interface is a excellent example of bad design.  (Or maybe cobbled design.)  I can't really tell what is going on here, and this is a new scene with nothing in it.

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The Splice menu is an excellent example of design,  It has only the logo and a circle.  The logo moves with your mouse and the circle appears when the mouse is centered, encouraging the user to click there.