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Project touchstones: how to bridge competing viewpoints and build vision, consensus, and innovation [Session Audio]

Jess’s talk from this years Information Architecture Summit. LukeW took some good notes.

[audio:http://www.thechickentest.com/vid/IASummit2007/ProjectTouchstones-JessMcMullin.mp3]

Download the MP3 of the presentation ( 23 megs )

Other recorded talks from the 2007 IA summit

This session will explore principles for creating effective project touchstones with a mix of grounding theory based in framing and boundary objects, pragmatic real-world examples, and how-to guidance. By focusing on creating touchstones early in a project, IAs can build buy-in, avoid wasted effort, increase their influence with their teams, and make a more meaningful difference with their work.

[tags]IASummit, IASummit2007, InformationArchitectureSummit, JessMcMullin[/tags]

  • http://www.bplusd.org/2007/03/27/project-touchstones-my-ia-summit-talk/ bplusd » Blog Archive » Project Touchstones – my IA Summit talk

    [...] I’m still in Vegas, stayed an extra day for some client work, and now have a little downtime before my flight. Thought I’d share my deck for my talk – LukeW has the best summary I’ve seen so far…thanks Luke! Also, thanks to Bryce Johnson, who has posted audio of the talk. [...]