Comments on: A successful company is one where everybody owns the same mission http://www.inspireux.com/2009/02/23/a-successful-company-is-one-where-everybody-owns-the-same-mission/ User Experience quotes and articles to inspire and connect the UX community Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:47:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Catriona http://www.inspireux.com/2009/02/23/a-successful-company-is-one-where-everybody-owns-the-same-mission/comment-page-1/#comment-3233 Catriona Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:02:11 +0000 http://www.inspireux.com/?p=600#comment-3233 That's a good point, Mark. In order to feel comfortable challenging ideas from outside of your given discipline, you need to feel the support is there to do so. You can also look at it from another perspective, though. In order to have that champion at a higher level in the company for shared ownership of design related roles, you need to prove that it does indeed make a difference. Take a small project, have people walk into the project without feeling tied to their roles, and see what happens. It could turn into a case study for a larger scale change within the organization. That’s a good point, Mark. In order to feel comfortable challenging ideas from outside of your given discipline, you need to feel the support is there to do so. You can also look at it from another perspective, though. In order to have that champion at a higher level in the company for shared ownership of design related roles, you need to prove that it does indeed make a difference. Take a small project, have people walk into the project without feeling tied to their roles, and see what happens. It could turn into a case study for a larger scale change within the organization.

]]> By: Mark Buchner http://www.inspireux.com/2009/02/23/a-successful-company-is-one-where-everybody-owns-the-same-mission/comment-page-1/#comment-3203 Mark Buchner Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:18:24 +0000 http://www.inspireux.com/?p=600#comment-3203 I get the principle but believe this approach can only be practically realised through the culture of the team and, ultimately, the organisation within which that team operates (if that doesn't sound too abstract). Someone, unfortunately, still needs to hold the torchlight. So what am I saying that's of any value: I hope it's that this kind of thing needs to be driven by the people in charge so that a positive culture of shared ownership has the best chance of developing. I get the principle but believe this approach can only be practically realised through the culture of the team and, ultimately, the organisation within which that team operates (if that doesn’t sound too abstract).

Someone, unfortunately, still needs to hold the torchlight.

So what am I saying that’s of any value: I hope it’s that this kind of thing needs to be driven by the people in charge so that a positive culture of shared ownership has the best chance of developing.

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