I've launched several startups and I know how important it is to teach the employees to work as a team. Engineers might mistakingly think that the users will be fond of their products with so many features. But ordinary people do not often need them, they just want intuitive, easy-to-use products! Designers try to convince engineers to produce more user-friendly solutions, but it may lead to conflicts. So before developing a new feature, we brainstorm to the balance between complexity and simplicity together. It helps us stream the energy on reaching our common goal without any misunderstanding.
We use Slack in our office. As a company owner, I wouldn't encourage my employees to use Facebook At Work, because they'll definitely get distraced by personal messages. However, it's exciting to see what features Facebook will launch.
I am fond of this book! I've been working hard to improve the process of renting properties in the USA and wholeheartedly support the idea that we have to modernize and simplify our city life. Shifting from a linear system to a circular one sounds great. Let's take the best feature of every city, like San Francisco's recycling system and Hong Kong’s subway system, and integrate these best practices in creating the City of the Future!
I think every person sometimes behaves just like IYI. IYIs are just a good illustration of human ignorance. Remember Robert Sheckley's Ask a Foolish Question book? Two clever scientists challenged The Answerer with their questions. This machine knew everything about the world, but failed to give any answer, because their questions were wrong. Anyone can read a clever book and think he/she knows something without really knowing it at all.
There is always hope, even if the most renowned doctors cannot find the cure. Hild's story only proves that you should always keep on searching for the way out and never give up!