Wednesday, 3 September 2008
The devil is in the detail!
Think small - while great things are happening in the world at the moment, it seems that several of the bloggers I read have turned their thoughts to the micro scale.
From the importance of finding a creative space of your own, however tiny, from blogger Quinncreative, through the microbloggers on Twitter whom I follow every day, to the uses of microsites from the perspective of technology stewardship and community, around now small is beautiful!
I have always believed that it is worth paying attention to the small details in any project.
One example - from education, designing courses using technology - is to use a 'reality checker' to go through the e-tivity instructions in an online course to check that it will be as clear to participants what they must do and why as it is to the tutor/learning designer.
Another example is to pay attention to the detail of how users will navigate your website or community - will a logical menu structure for the newcomer still work for the community member who returns often and just wants to get straight to the new discussions?
Attention to detail at the micro level is often the difference between success and failure - a course which participants finish and feel they got value from - or a community the members of which are lively and engaged.Labels: attention to detail, microblogging, micrsites
posted by Helen Whitehead 9:34 AM
Comments:
You have an interesting point, and it is certainly true that attention to detail makes the project work and keeps the quality high. As a recovering perfectionist, my problem is that I sometimes get stuck in the details. And it's an ugly place to get stuck!
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