Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen

Because I'm a working professional 40-45 hours a week, I can't help but relate discussions to my day-to-day. I read an article recently called, Why Design-By-Committee Should Die and there is quote by Michael Arrington, founder and co-editor of TechCrunch, that really stood out to me, "And when too many people have product input, you’ve got lots of features but no soul."

So in the workforce, just like online communities you run the risk of having too many cooks in kitchen. And when that happens you have to take the good with the bad and be resourceful enough to get a second opinion. Or a third. Or a fourth...


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