Legend has it, as a band leader, Miles Davis operated the same way in recording sessions... chose the right players, articulated the vision and strategy, then gave the cats freedom to be the diverse and on-time experts they were. No lack of great players out there – it’s always the communication, curation and environment creation for them to excel in. Thanks for the reminder!
So right Tom, I love the Miles Davis analogy. What I love most about jazz is the ability for musicians to build such close musical intimacy, that they’re able to read the band leader at a beats notice. Thanks for joining the conversation!
The key difference, between the design and music situations, is the live performance and close physical proximity requirements of music. Realtime performance requires all focus to be honed and perfectly in-step, even if the composition has to morph along the way. Design teams face the challenge of infinite distractions (valid or not) across a much longer timeline. Add WFH and the variables exponentially grow. This is why I love playing live music, the instantaneous nature. How to bring elements of that experience to the design process is not easy but certainly inspiring.
Legend has it, as a band leader, Miles Davis operated the same way in recording sessions... chose the right players, articulated the vision and strategy, then gave the cats freedom to be the diverse and on-time experts they were. No lack of great players out there – it’s always the communication, curation and environment creation for them to excel in. Thanks for the reminder!
So right Tom, I love the Miles Davis analogy. What I love most about jazz is the ability for musicians to build such close musical intimacy, that they’re able to read the band leader at a beats notice. Thanks for joining the conversation!
The key difference, between the design and music situations, is the live performance and close physical proximity requirements of music. Realtime performance requires all focus to be honed and perfectly in-step, even if the composition has to morph along the way. Design teams face the challenge of infinite distractions (valid or not) across a much longer timeline. Add WFH and the variables exponentially grow. This is why I love playing live music, the instantaneous nature. How to bring elements of that experience to the design process is not easy but certainly inspiring.