Comments on: It Isn't Perfect-- Oh Well

By: Taylor Davidson

Taylor Davidson — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:14:12 +0000

Why do companies need to be perfect? Is it a function of competition, or a function of how people expect companies to function?

Or a practical realization that the exchange of money between people and companies (rather than just time, or attention between people and people) requires perfection?

By: Julien

Julien — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:19:23 +0000

@Keith: Thanks man, I really appreciate that.

@Roy, fixed it. Funny how many mistakes I made on this post, isn’t it? There was more than just that one. :)

By: Keith Burtis

Keith Burtis — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:06:53 +0000

Julien, I don’t hav anything particular to add to this post. However, I need to get something off my chest. You have been a fucking inspiration to me over the lst three years. This post just struck a nerve with me. Every post you write is valuable but this post for whatever reason… a reason I don’t know yet is going to have a significant effect on me. A few month back CC was talking about moments. This is one of them for me. Thank you.

By: Roy Blumenthal

Roy Blumenthal — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:02:28 +0000

PS: in your post, you use the word ‘reiterating’. That should be ‘iterating’.

Reiterating means repeating a point for emphasis. Iterating is an engineering term meaning approximating a right answer.

By: Roy Blumenthal

Roy Blumenthal — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:00:48 +0000

It’s the rapid prototyping ethos. Put something into the world, get feedback, refine.

The iPad, for example, is probably pretty much a killer ‘working prototype’ right now. When it’s released in a few weeks/months, it’ll probably have some feedback refinements and enhancements on board.

When I’m doing a live visual facilitation, I don’t have the time or space for ‘perfect’. Those pictures are flowing live onto a huge screen to support a speaker’s message. I can’t say to the speaker or audience, ‘Hey! Slow down there! I just wanna do a perfect drawing of this carrot and stick you just mentioned. Come back in ten minutes!’

The key in our new world is, ‘Can someone understand what I mean by this?’

Thanks for the post.

Blue skies
Roy

By: CT Moore

CT Moore — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:04:22 +0000

Reminds me of what Kenneth Cole said about today not being a dress rehearsal. Life is happening everyday, whether you’re ready for it or not, and if you spend too much time trying to get it perfect, trying to rehearse it, it’ll pass you by and the curtain will fall on you before your opening night.

By: John McLachlan

John McLachlan — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:31:06 +0000

Letting go of the need for everything to be finished and perfect is very liberating.

How I fooled myself with this notion far too often. I no longer do that. The Universe isn’t like that so why would we think we should be? Ahhh.

By: Serge Lachapelle

Serge Lachapelle — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:46:46 +0000

I agree. Its a great thing to experience honesty, transparency and humility. It’s an important part of the online relationship…it makes you feel like you are reading and interacting with a friend in a way…developing an idea.

Some people have this way of unpretentiously presenting concepts and ideas in the rough, but in some logical form you can follow.

I like it very much when I feel you are shooting from the hip…