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75 Quote(s) Found

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…most important, cultivating a design sensibility can make our small planet a better place for us all.

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Humans make mistakes. A well-designed system expects its users to err and is as forgiving as possible.

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Well-designed systems tell people when they are doing well and when they are making mistakes.

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People work to counteract their own self-control problems, often by redesigning the architecture within which they make choices…

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The key is to design each job so that, in the act of carrying out the work, people gain knowledge about the results of their effort.

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No matter how skilled people are, or how well designed and well executed their projects, problems and failures are inevitable in complex, creative work.

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Good design at its core is about understanding people and their needs in order to create the best possible tools for them.

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Make things happen, and in the long run, you’ll design your own serendipity, and make your own opportunities.

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…in most cases, the only way to learn what we want to know is to design a test ourselves.

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If you know how to make use of the right influence tools and bring them to bear on a carefully designed effort, you too can change anything.

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