Mas (masyu@pl.jaring.my) (M.Yunan) wrote:
> It is well known, that anyone who goes to academic institution
> believes that after they have concluded their studies, analysis and
> descriptions are enough to face the world. But analysis and descriptions
> alone cannot move us forward and due to this conclusion, we need to switch
> from analysis to design. My question is, how can we design to get
> things done?
>
> I would trully appreciate any answers or comment you could give on
> the question above. Thank You for your cooperation.
Design, of course, is only the first step in getting things done. Taking
action on the design to bring it into being - to get it done - is the next
step. Your question, 'How do we design to get things done?', addresses the
design of the process to get things done.
I suggest you check out the book "Creating" by Robert Fritz. This explores
creating, and says that it is a skill that can be learned and mastered.
Mastering the creative process is mastering the designing of processes to
accomplish things that truly matter to you.
Here's a section of the dust jacket comments: "As a skill, creating can be
used in many realms. When used in music or painting, the results are
artistic. When used in technology, the results are invention. When used in
business, the results are production."
(Creating is published by Ballantine Books, ISBN 0-449-90338-9.)
Fritz has two other books, "The Path of Least Resistance" and "Corporate
Tides" that are also excellent.
-John Mulligan
jmull@tmn.com
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